In today’s Locked on Lakers, we take a break from player previews to address a very popular topic after the front office stretched Luol Deng’s contract: If the Lakers had their choice of free agent next year, who among Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Klay Thompson or any other name you prefer, would they prefer?
Interestingly enough, the list breaks down quite nicely into three separate tiers.
Tier One: Guys who could be the best player on a title team.
Look, eventually, LeBron James is going to show the effects of age.