Jerry West: All due respect to the Lakers, LeBron was not a tough free-agent signing

Clippers consultant, Jerry West, said that it was not too difficult for the Lakers to land LeBron James during the free agency.

Per Sports Illustrated, “All due respect to the Lakers, who handled everything well,” said West, “but, as these things go, LeBron was not a tough free-agent signing. LeBron wanted to come to L.A. and he wanted to come to the Lakers. Period. He has a family he’s thinking about. He has a home here. He has a son whom he wants to keep in one school in Los Angeles. He will be a celebrity out here, sure, but it’s a place where, once in a while, he can get lost, be himself. You can’t do that everywhere.