This is another great example of why tanking is a terrible strategy.
By many Cs fans accounts, LA did exactly the right thing this year by losing as much as possible and getting the #2 pick in the draft. Some went so far as to say they would rather have the Lakers roster/situation vs. ours.
Of course, what we continue to find out is that FAs will sign where they want to sign because they are humans with individual desires, primary amongst them competing and making money. It is not pre-ordained that FAs will automatically sign with to play in LA because of the weather and the hot models. Lo and behold, your 2015 Lakers have proven that.
So 12 months later is appropriate time to judge their tanking efforts, because they couldn't sign a free agent?
What a load of hot steaming crap.The funny thing is that they got audiences with some major free agents. What the hell did we get exactly?
I'd still rather have their asset pool of Dangelo Russell, Randle, Jeremy Clarkson and cap space vs our 3 brooklyn picks, a Dallas pick, Marcus Smart and some cap room.
instead of an expiring Amir Johnson and Gerald Wallace they've got an expiring Roy Hibbert who will be a great trade chip in the brutal western playoff race and kobe Bryant 's enormous deal finishing, making $40.5 million worth of expiring deals alone.
Regardless, you can't claim that their current status is the be all and end all of tanking just like you can't claim the 76ers strategy is a success or failure yet.
green glasses lol.