Wrote up this list of the top-5 FA point guards the Lakers could target...it's slim pickings. Reader beware, it gets ugly.
While most eyes in Los Angeles are firmly fixed on the draft, what Mitch Kupchak does on Thursday will be just one piece to the puzzle that is the Los Angeles Lakers '15-16 roster. It's going to take a combination of the draft, trades, and free agent signings in order to put together the lineup that will grace the Staples Center floor next season.
The draft offers promise, and trades offer plenty of room for analysis, but the majority of the roster will likely come via free agency. The Lakers have a number of holes to fill, and the point guard position is certainly be one of them. There are two schools of thought on adding a point guard to the Lakers lineup:
A. Find a player who can backup rookie sensation Jordan Clarkson. Ideally this player wouldn't break the bank and would provide a steady, veteran presence for the second unit.
The 2015 NBA Draft is just around the corner and the rumor mill is shifting into overdrive. Finding the truth in the midst of all the misinformation can be like trying to get Nick Young to swim with dolphins, but the one thing we keep hearing from many different sources is that Kristaps Porzingis has the chance to be a very, very good player.
While it's possible that some teams are overstating their interest in order to throw off their competition, the fact that so many sources are saying the same thing is telling. When there is this much smoke there has to be at least a little fire.
Porzingis, who originally hails from Latvia and comes from a basketball family, has been playing professionally overseas for years in spite of being just 19 years old. He...
