Bill Oram：湖人今夏可能吸引不到任何一名顶级任意球星
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.
一份刚出炉的报告显示，湖人虽然有历史性与市场性，但却无法吸引2019年才华洋溢的自
由球员作为第一选择。
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报导，尽管大众都认为P.George将与他的家乡球队湖人签约，但Oram却认为
George会在去年夏天与雷霆重新续约。
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认为湖人需要“展现稳定性”以吸引顶级球星例如KD、KI、KL、KT，这点与目前大多
数顶级自由球员报导一致。KD、KI消息大多与尼克有关，洛城本土的KL消息是若他决定为
家乡效力，那么目标会是快艇而不是湖人。如果KD下季决定转战他队，KT消息则预计会留
在勇士并签下最高顶薪合约。
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》也认为，除非在今年自由球员开始前发生意外变化，否则湖人夏天能签下
任何一位“真正的超级巨星”的机会，可说微乎其微。