Spurs Reportedly Want Essentially the Entire Lakers Core for Kawhi Leonard
James and Ball have a decent supporting cast with Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma being extremely talented young players. The four-time All-Star and three-time National Basketball Association assist leader will follow JaVale McGee, Lance Stephenson, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and, of course, James among the Lakers’ new recruits.
The Los Angeles Lakers have not been almost as aggressive as they looked to be prior to getting a commitment from LeBron James, who agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal with the team.
It’s unknown whether the Los Angeles Lakers are feeling more pressure to land Kawhi Leonard now that DeMarcus Cousins has signed with the division rival Golden State Warriors.
A recent report from Yahoo’s Shams Charania, however, seems to go against the notion that Leonard is focused on joining the Lakers.
Angara told CNN Sports Desk that with “King” James joining the Lakers, he expects the resurrection of the NBA’s biggest rivalry.
George signed a four-year max contract to return to the Thunder, ending LA’s years-long courtship. The NBA’s premier free agent is leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time in his career – this time to play for the Los Angeles Lakers.
If there’s one thing that we’ve learned this offseason, it’s that Magic Johnson can get things done.
To win another championship, LeBron will have to overcome some challenges.
With that said, it’s interesting that the Sixers are mentioned as a potential destination – and they might make the most sense, both on and off the court.
In the first three hours of sales, there was a 600 percent spike compared to how his new Cavaliers jersey sold on the site on the day when he returned to Cleveland from Miami in July 2014.
The Warriors, though, apparently don’t scare LaVar – no matter who they have on their team.
Miocic was recently asked for his thoughts on James’ departure and whether or not he was taking the news as sourly as his fellow Cleveland natives.