5 Free Agents the LA Lakers Must Avoid

It’s clear things didn’t go as well as expected for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2012-13 season. This was a team many expected to compete for an NBA title, yet it barely slipped into the back end of the playoffs and was swept in the first round by the San Antonio Spurs.

The Lakers are likely to have the same championship aspirations in 2013-14, only they’re going to need to make drastic improvements without significantly changing their roster. That’s because L.A. has already committed $68 million toward players, and that figure is sure to increase to over $80 million-plus when and if Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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