Will Lakers’ New Training Complex Help Lure Free Agents?

And as the illustrious franchise seeks to reclaim its place among the NBA’s elite after three straight seasons of missing the playoffs, and after posting their worst record ever last season, the Lakers looked ahead Wednesday to one of the most exciting, and certain, elements of their future: their state-of-the-art $80 million training complex.

But will the glittering new facility help attract potential free agents, especially after the Lakers have struck out on big-name targets in each of the past four summers?

“I think it can,” Walton said. “I don’t think you strictly rely on it.”

Source: Baxter Holmes of ESPN