ESPN insider Brian Windhorst says free agents are “lining up to play” for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers created a third max slot on Thursday after agreeing to a trade with the Washington Wizards. The expectation is Los Angeles wants to use that third max slot on Kyrie Irving or Kawhi Leonard.

Windhorst says other second-tier and third-tier free agents want to play for the Lakers now that they have Anthony Davis next to LeBron James:

“There are guys out there who are lining up to join the Lakers, even if they're on minimum contracts,” Windhorst said on ESPN radio. “Guys want to join this team, they want to be a part of this team, there's a momentum there.”

Some free agents who the Lakers could take a look at are Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, Derrick Rose, Jamal Crawford and Markieff Morris. LA needs a starting point guard, as they sent Lonzo Ball to the New Orleans Pelicans in the Davis trade.

The Lakers could decide to re-sign Rajon Rondo since he has a good rapport with Davis. Rondo and AD played one season together in New Orleans.

It's shaping up to be a good 2019-20 season for the Lakers. With Davis and James in the mix, Los Angeles could contend for a championship. We'll see if they decide to use that third max slot on a star player or break it up to fill out the roster.