Clark, No. 25 in ESPN 100, heading to Illinois

The Lakers need to stop whatever it is they think they are doing with the Spurs, Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James and stick with the plan. Consider this: The era of the classic big three is over. Sure, the Boston Celtics trio of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett proved you could win it all with superstar power and a splash of role player performance. James’ own Miami Heatles experiment worked out as well. But it’s clear that you need to do a lot more than sign two or three All-Stars to garner an instant title. The Golden State Warriors showed exactly what it takes to build a dynasty in this era of big contracts and dangerous salary cap penalties. I won’t sit here and say that the Lakers