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Why Can't LeBron James and the Lakers Land Stars in Free Agency? | Open Floor Podcast

For a second straight year, LeBron James and the Lakers missed out on major free agents. Sure, they added Anthon Davis via trade, but when the summer sweepstakes kicked off they missed out on Kawhi Leonard, who instead joined the the Clippers with Paul George in tow. Why hasn't LeBron, who helped engineer Miami's Big 3 and spark this era of player movement, been able to successfully recruit? Andrew Sharp and The Washington Post's Ben Golliver consider this question and the current Lakers roster on the latest episode of the Open Floor podcast.