No big league free agents wanted to play under Jim Buss..he has a bad rep in the NBA..before Kobe retired people blamed Kobe for not attracting big name stars to come here to LA, but that quickly changed to blaming Jim Buss..years ago when Phil Jackson wanted to come here, Jerry Buss didnt want him here..then Kobe tore his Achilles and well, the rest as they say is history
I’ll say it right now: Earvin “Magic” Johnson has the star power and charisma to start attracting free agents. Russell Westbrook is the first name that comes to mind.