Lakers4Life wrote:I just don't think that winning 16 games or 20 games is going to make much of a difference in a free agents mind. Those both are still pretty bad records. But showing signs of capability to win versus the Warriors of the world does make a difference. As long as we keep playing those teams tough, maybe that will show Whiteside or whomever that all we need is a piece or 2 like them to put us back on top.
It's not so much the number of games won, but the improvement of Russell, Randle and Clarkson over the remaining games as a potential selling point. I read somewhere today where Durant (allegedly) wants his own team and that he is good friends with Al Horford, so perhaps there's a potential for a Heatles-like collusion situation with them. They fill both of our holes and (I think) would be excellent fits with Randle in the front court. Truthfully, I believe that any rumor about Durant is just that, so I take all that shit with a grain of salt. I think there's a higher likelihood that he signs a one year deal with OKC and waits for 2017 money. That gives him and Russell Westbrook some YUGE options.