Kent Bazemore decided to leave the Golden State Warriors in free agency. He is now teaming up with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Losing Bazemore might sting a bit for the Warriors, but he might end up bearing the most pain.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Bazemore turned down more money and more years (two) to sign with the Lakers. He believes he has a more significant role with the Lakers and a better chance at winning a ring.

The Lakers beat the Warriors in the play-in tournament last season. After that, they took an early exit in the first round to the Western Conference champions Phoenix Suns.

Both the Warriors and Lakers were struck with injuries. So we never got a really good look at either team at full strength. The Lakers made some moves to acquire triple-double king Russell Westbrook. And yet, the jury is still out on how good of a fit that will be.

The Warriors, on the other hand, would be getting the second member of the Splash brothers back in Klay Thompson, who was out the entire season because of injury. A young talent with a year under his belt in James Wiseman should be helpful in a more comforting role. Then, of course, you have Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, who both had tremendous campaigns last season.

Maybe over time we find out what played into the decision-making of Kent Bazemore, but right now, it's slightly perplexing when viewing it from the outside.

When you look at the Warriors' entire roster, they might have a slight edge when comparing the two teams. Andrew Wiggins had one of the best seasons of his career. At the same time, Jordan Poole and Juan Toscano-Anderson established themselves as legitimate rotation players. Lakers have the bigger names, but they are much older than the up-and-coming players residing on the Dubs' roster.

With leaving the Bay Area for Hollywood, Kent Bazemore is abandoning the best player in the world. Last season, during Curry's historic individual year, Bazemore repeatedly referred to Curry as the best player in the world — maybe next playing alongside LeBron James, he might change his mind.

Predicting the outcome of a season is impossible. But money in the NBA is guaranteed. Bazemore is running the risk of playing one year with the Lakers and not winning a championship. In turn, it could mean he misses out on double the money he could have made playing for the Warriors.

All in all, Bazemore is among the elite in the world of basketball. Making the NBA is no small task. Both teams are expected to be very good. But only one of these teams was the right choice for Kent Bazemore. Next season we will figure out which team he should have picked.