No matter your feelings on the matter, one of the biggest names in 2016 NBA free agency and a player that has been connected to the Los Angeles Lakers on more than one occasion is someone who’s still playing in the NBA Playoffs in Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan is from Compton, CA, played his college ball at USC, and still has obvious ties to the area. Thus, a move to the Lakers would be looked at as a sort of homecoming.
Given the success that the Raptors have had this season, though, and the fact that they have been pushing the Cleveland Cavaliers further than it surely looked like they ever would, the future of DeMar DeRozan seems less certain than ever.