It’s not even July yet and the rumors keep piling up. This is a very important off-season for the Lakers. While they won’t be competing for a championship next season, it’s important for them to have the pieces in place to continue luring free agents to Los Angeles.
The Lakers have some young core of promising players and aging Kobe Bryant, but they need some more help, especially in the front line. The Lakers need some veteran players they can plug-in and hopefully make this team a playoff contender.
LaMarcus Aldridge has been a popular name linked to the Lakers recently, but most still believed the Spurs were the leader to land the All-Star big man.