Lakers: Ranking which superstars will join LA in 2018 after Melo trade

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1. Paul George

At the end of the day, Paul George has to be the favorite to land on the Los Angeles Lakers. George has been tied to the city of angels for what seems like forever, and despite what happens, he has to be the favorite to join the Lakers. Even with LeBon in the mix at the same position, the prospects of Paul George coming to the Lakers is too perfect to not happen.

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George, a Los Angeles native, is the perfect addition to the Los Angeles Lakers. LA needs a catch and shoot target that can score upwards of 28 points a game alongside LeBron and Ball without consuming too many dribbles.

Plus, George can slide in at the shooting guard position, the spot he called home early in his career. While George may be better at the small forward position and it may be more natural, his role at shooting guard only leaves the door open for Ingram to progress at forward as well as filling the gap that will be present after the season.

Plus, in the kind of offense that would run with Ball and James George would be the perfect shooting guard. If Ball plays up to his hype, the Lakers offense should look smooth and his playmaking skills should be on full display. Put that alongside LeBron James and, well, it would be very dangerous.

At the end of the day, George still is my personal favorite to join the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018. Although the talks of him heading to the West Coast have died down since his trade to the Thunder and the following tampering case, this still seems to be George’s best option.

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