The Lakers are a better free-agent destination for LeBron James than the Cavaliers

Let's get this out of the way: The Los Angeles Lakers are now a better free-agent destination for LeBron James than the Cleveland Cavaliers. James toured through L.A. this past weekend with the Cavs, suffering losses to both the Clippers and Lakers — the latter of which wasn't so much a stake in the heart of this debate as it was a helpful reminder — and said all the right things, as he's done since training camp, when questions of his free agency began in earnest. Only, this season has been imploding since early December, and time could come earlier than anyone anticipated after the Cavaliers came off a third straight NBA Finals trip last June.