Which Tryout Hopeful Should the Los Angeles Lakers Sign?

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak will have an extra $1.5 million on his hands thanks to an injured player exception granted by the league on account of Julius Randle's broken leg.

Given the minimum-salary pedigree of most available free agents, however, he may not even have to use it. 

But after getting off to a 3-9 start this season, the organization has to explore its options, and at least five of those options were scheduled to work out for the team this week. How do they stack up with one another? Do any of them fit LA's needs?

We ranked all five according to who would best meet those needs.

It should be noted that Kupchak and Co. will have to waive someone to make room on the 15-man roster, which may mean Lakers fans should say their goodbyes to Xavier Henry. His days aren't officially numbered, but his recent struggles could be the writing on the wall.

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