Michael Lucky wrote:Honestly the league is set up so you're forced to max out a player that is past their best years. Free Agency doesn't intrigue me much anymore. Paul George is not a star player. 17.4 PER, volume shooter, who doesn't play-make. No thanks. Why should we sacrifice 30% of our cap for that? Add him to our roster, and i'm not even sure we're much better. I'm more amenable to Cousins even despite his character issues though. Lebron and Cousins would be the best grab if we're that desperate to be competitive next year. Personally we're best served developing our core. At least next year, we'll have our pick. As for those tired of us losing, so what? The Lakers are about winning titles, not about coming in 6 or 7th place.
Cousins is probably my first choice other than LeBron. All our future talent is concentrated on the perimeter.... and this guy has been an absolute monster so far, 26/13/5, 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks, heck even shooting 36% from 3. He can still get better with the right coaching and the spacing Ingram and Kuz can provide if they improve as well.