The Los Angeles Lakers were ready to push all their chips in during the summer of 2019.
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After acquiring superstar big man Anthony Davis in June of that year, LA was looking to form a big three that consisted of Davis, LeBron James and an unrestricted free agent at the time, Kawhi Leonard.
Leonard was arguably the best player in what was a loaded free agent class that also included future Hall of Famers Jimmy Butler, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Klay Thompson. The six-time All-Star was coming off a title and Finals MVP with the Toronto Raptors. Every team wanted a piece of Leonard, but realistically, there were only three teams in the running: the Raptors, the Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Ultimately, Leon