Bill Oram：湖人今夏可能吸引不到任何一名頂級自由球星
By Lorenzo Tanos, March 21, 2019
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However, a new report suggests that the Lakers, despite their marketability
and storied past, won't be a preferred destination for the members of the
talent-packed free agent class of 2019.
一份剛出爐的報告顯示，湖人雖然有歷史性與市場性，但卻無法吸引2019年才華洋溢的自
由球員作為第一選擇。
Oram was referring to George's decision last summer to re-sign with the
Oklahoma City Thunder despite the widely-held assumption that he would be
signing with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, as reported last year by ESPN.
一如去年ESPN報導，儘管大眾都認為P.George將與他的家鄉球隊湖人簽約，但Oram卻認為
George會在去年夏天與雷霆重新續約。
Oram's comments about the Lakers needing to "project stability" in order to
attract top players such as Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, or
Klay Thompson line up with most previous reports about these players'
supposed free agency plans. Both Durant and Irving have mostly been linked to
the New York Knicks, while Los Angeles native Leonard is reportedly eyeing
the Clippers, but not the Lakers in the event he decides to play for a
hometown team. Thompson, on the other hand, is expected to stay with the
Golden State Warriors and sign a max contract if Durant decides to play
elsewhere next season.
Oram認為湖人需要「展現穩定性」以吸引頂級球星例如KD、KI、KL、KT，這點與目前大多
數頂級自由球員報導一致。KD、KI消息大多與尼克有關，洛城本土的KL消息是若他決定為
家鄉效力，那麼目標會是快艇而不是湖人。如果KD下季決定轉戰他隊，KT消息則預計會留
在勇士並簽下最高頂薪合約。
However, the USA Today blog also opined that unless something changes before
the start of this year's free agency season, the Lakers will only have a slim
chance of signing a "bona fide superstar" in the summer.
《USA Today》也認為，除非在今年自由球員開始前發生意外變化，否則湖人夏天能簽下
任何一位「真正的超級巨星」的機會，可說微乎其微。