It’s the Lakers’ turn to try to impress Carmelo Anthony today as the free agency tour for the Knicks star continues. Kobe Bryant has cut short his European vacation to be in attendance for the pitch, as Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles.com details. Still, there’s plenty of other business for the Lakers to address, since they have just four players under contract and no head coach. We’ll round up the latest here:
- The Lakers would like to pair Anthony with Pau Gasol, and if the team were to convince Anthony to sign, Gasol would be far more likely to follow suit, as Shelburne reports in the same piece.
- The Knicks have offered Kurt Rambis a four-year contract worth about $1.2MM a year to become the team’s lead assistant coach, reports Marc Berman of the New York Post. The Lakers assistant appeared early last month to be among the front-runners to become the Lakers head coach, but a more recent report indicates that he’s fallen behind other candidates.
- MarShon Brooks is the only Lakers free agent whom the team has yet to reach out to, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com.
- The Hawks are among the teams that have spoken with Nick Young, as agent Mark Bartelstein tells MeMenamin for the same piece.
- Xavier Henry, who’s recovering from wrist and knee surgeries, will work out for the Lakers when healthy before exploring options with other teams, McMenamin also writes.
If I’m Melo, Kobe and the Lakers are the most attractive place for me. At the end of the day, what is Kobe all about? Winning. He’s done it, and he’s lost two seasons due to injuries and I’m assuming he is more hungry than ever to come and prove everyone wrong. They would make a dynamic 1-2 punch. They need to sure up their big men though, and work on some other areas but overall, they can make something interesting happen there.
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If I’m the Lakers, I’m trying everything possible to get a PG to pair with Julius Randle, and a couple of athletic wing players/shooters. I would also resign Jordan Hill if possible.