There are far better options for ring chasing than the Lakers. The Bucks, Sixers, Raptors if they keep Kawhi, heck even the Warriors all probably stand a better chance at winning a ship than the Lakers, even if they get Kyrie or Kemba to play next to Lebron and AD (who may not be a good enough defender to cover for Lebron’s cherry picking, Kuzma’s general disinterest in defense, Kyrie’s Kyrie-ness at the same time)
You’re still operating under the assumption that these are the Jerry Buss-run Kupchak/Phil Jackson Lakers and not the clown car of incompetence Lakers of now.
The Lakers have the smallest analytics department in the league. They already hired the replacement for their current head coach. Their GM is an unrepentant serial liar whose best move as GM, by the way, was signing Lebron, who was going to go to LA regardless of whether the Lakers courted him or not. Their fanbase is stuck in the past and constantly comparing Lebron to Kobe for some reason. Last season the Lakers had all the money in the world and more respect than they do now and somehow walked away with Rondo, Javale (who they probably bring back), and Lance.
These are not your (or Jeannie Buss’s) daddy’s Lakers.