LeBron James is the biggest name on the free agent board this summer.
Paul George is a close second — and there have been rumors for the better part of a year the Lakers have plans to try to land both of them. If not both, the Lakers are going to go hard after George, the All-Star two-way player who considers Los Angeles his hometown.
The Lakers could strike out there, too. From Marc Stein of the New York Times wrote this in his weekly email newsletter.
There is a growing belief around the league that Oklahoma City has a far better chance to retain the free agent-to-be Paul George than many believed when the Thunder crashed out of the first round of the playoffs.