NBA free agent rumors have flown about stars like Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, Oklahoma City forward Paul George and New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins all season, with the Los Angeles Lakers primarily speculated as being interested in the first two, with some whispers about a desire to sign the latter.
Potentially signing Cousins is a bit more complicated, given not only that his transformative value to a team is less clear than George and James, but also because Cousins tore his Achilles tendon midseason and how well he’ll recover, or how quickly, is unknown at this time.