According to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, the organization made a full pitch to Anthony on Thursday. The meeting featured a number of front-office personnel, including general manager Mitch Kupchak, Lakers President Jeanie Buss, executive vice president of player personnel Jim Buss and others. Kobe Bryant was originally scheduled to attend, but according to Sam Amick of USA Today, Bryant's flight was delayed and he was unable to make it on time.
The forward will now have to decide between going to the Lakers, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls or returning to the New York Knicks. According to Chris Herring of The Wall Street Journal, this process will not last much longer:
If Anthony does not decide to join the Lakers, chances are likely that the organization will try to add another high-profile free agent to help generate some excitement heading into next season.
While there are a number of possibilities, here is the latest buzz on potential secondary options for Los Angeles.
Luol Deng
Aside from Anthony, the Lakers have a relatively long wish list for free agents, according to Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News:
This list is about to get much shorter, though, as Kyle Lowry has already agreed to a deal with the Toronto Raptors, which was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports (h/t James Herbert of CBS Sports). Meanwhile, J. Michael of CSN Washington points out that Trevor Ariza is likely set on returning to the Washington Wizards.
Luol Deng remains a possibility, but the line of interested teams is a long one, as noted by Tim MacMahon of ESPN:
The good news is that the La...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
