The Recent 2015 NBA Free Agency Snubs Might Actually Help The Lakers

As crazy as it sounds, not getting what they want might be exactly what the new-look  Lakers need.

During the current stretch of 2015 NBA Free Agency, the Los Angeles Lakers appear to be in full strikeout mode.

Per several reports, their initial meeting with LaMarcus Aldridge went anything but planned — yet somehow they got a second opportunity to pitch and convince the former Trail Blazer to join the Lake Show — and no other big free agents are making their way to the city of angels.

Even though it would be great to add one of the many big names in available talent, they aren’t as necessary to immediate success for the purple and gold as you would think.

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In fact, it’s probably a lot less necessary.

To rebuild a franchise — or, as many Lakers fans are calling the current era, reload — it is an absolute must to center all of your basketball around the youthful talent on your roster.

Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, and D’Angelo Russell are the immediate future of the Los Angeles Lakers beyond the Kobe Bryant era, and it’s time that fans accepted that.

Why? Because even the best things can’t last forever.

We didn’t get to see a Lakers team at their full potential last season and with the overall health of the club in less of a fog we must keep in mind that we need to see what we’re really dealing with before making any major moves.

It’s not that free agent additions wouldn’t be welcome, but again, how do you think that might come across the guys you just told were going to be the new face of LA?

Usually doesn’t come across that well — especially if you’ve got Bryant himself pushing the envelope.

In their first meeting with LaMarcus Aldridge, the Lakers clearly didn’t give all they had in regards to what they can offer the big man on the court.

Instead, it’s reported that they focused on what Aldridge could do in his free time or with endorsement deals and that sort of thing — to the Lakers’ dismay, that’s the opposite of what Aldridge was looking to hear.

Brian Windhorst of ESPN made a great point on Colin Cowherd’s The Herd when he argued that the Lakers need to stop living in the past and need a wake up call ASAP.

He backed up his argument by showing that LA was unable to keep the interest of big men consistently, citing Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol along with the newest member of the club in Aldridge.

With this kind of pattern, you’d have to think that the answer ans solution are simple — thankfully, you’re right on track.

Bottom Line: LA’s fine line won’t be found in free agency

The easiest way to go about being more attractive to free agents in the NBA when you have a legacy like the Lakers do is to convince them that you can be a stepping stone to the next big name in basketball.

But you’ve got to emphasis stepping stone, not a doormat.

Otherwise, you’re going to end up with a lot of lop-sided basketball.