It’s amusing when people say these things after the fact. Something tells me Kupchak believed he had a good chance at landing either LeBron or Melo.
However, Kupchak claims it wasn’t a realistic possibility.
“Our expectations with either player just based on what we perceived the environment to be . . . we never felt it was realistic that we could get one or [both],” Kupchak said. “But if you don’t try you don’t know.
“We’ll get somebody. At some point we will.”
Who will the Lakers get?
The team has plenty of cap space, but playing in a Lakers uniform isn’t the cool thing anymore. They may have to wait until Kobe decides to hang it up.