After tanking for years, they had finally landed another big fish.
Los Angeles fans immediately erupted in excitement.
After all, in this year's Playoffs, James once again proved his exceptional ability to lead a team, taking a bunch of scrubs all the way to the Finals.
This gave the Lakers, who had barely made the Playoffs since Kobe retired, hope of winning another NBA Championship.
And after signing James, the Lakers continued making moves.
First, they signed Rajon Rondo, who had left the Pelicans and become a free agent, to a one-year, $9 million deal.
Then they signed the League First James fan, Brother Stephenson, to a one-year, $4.5 million deal.
On July 11, the Lakers signed Caldwell-Pope to a one-year, $12 million contract.
With these consecutive signings, they bolstered the roster in hopes of making a direct push for the Playoffs next year.
The Lakers had always been full of ambition.
On July 13, the Chicago Bulls offered Jabari Parker a two-year, $40 million contract to strengthen their wing rotation.
With that, the Bulls' starting lineup became Oladipo, LaVine, Parker, Otto Porter, and Markkanen. It was a fairly strong lineup.
Their performance against the Cavaliers last season, when they took the series to Game 7, had clearly left them very satisfied.
On July 14, the Thunder signed their former opponent, Javale McGee, to a one-year, $2.4 million deal as an interior reinforcement.
Although McGee's performance in this year's Playoffs had declined noticeably from last year, his Physical Talent was still there.
Signing him at that price was an absolute steal.
That same day, Chris Paul re-signed with the Rockets for four years and $160 million.
People said Paul was obsessed with money and unwilling to take a pay cut, but he could have signed a massive five-year, $205 million