The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be major players in this summer's free agency, as they have enough cap room to sign one player to a max contract. Should they be successful in doing that, they will have another star that they can pair with four-time MVP LeBron James.

However, former NBA player and one-time Laker Antawn Jamison said that the Lakers can no longer rely on bragging about their championships when recruiting free agents.

“ell, the most important thing in today’s generation is winning. It’s all about winning. I think in the past, especially when I played, it was more about the destination and the market. But these guys can play in Alaska and still have unbelievable marketing and sell just about anything. Now, these guys are like, “Look, we love LA. We’re there in the offseason. But I want to know if we can win.” That’s why the Buss family and Magic and Rob are doing what they’re doing. We get it. We can’t [recruit] off of the banners and past championships anymore. And instead of talking about putting more banners up there, we need to do everything possible to actually put more up there.”

Still, Jamison trusts Lakers' President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson as well as LeBron to get the job done and be able to recruit players next summer, with the promise of future success rather than a presentation of the team's past.

“Magic and those guys are going full force; they have their foot on the gas pedal and they’re trying to get people in there. And you can just tell that, of course, when you have LeBron James on your team, it makes it that much easier. And he’s doing a great job as far as bringing attention [to the Lakers] and bringing guys there. It should be fun and I’m excited to see what the future holds, especially in the next couple years.”

This year's free agent class will be oozing with star power, as Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, and Kyrie Irving to name a few are expected to test the market. All three guys are reportedly expected to leave their current teams.

Whether they'll join the Lakers or not, remains to be seen.