Tyson Chandler had interest in signing with the Golden State Warriors when he became a free agent earlier this season upon his buyout by the Phoenix Suns. Chandler instead signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Chandler cited the presence of DeMarcus Cousins as a reason why he picked the Lakers.

“The Warriors, honestly, had always been on my mind just because I love the style of basketball that they play,” Chandler said recently. “I love the players there. I love Steph (Curry), KD (Kevin Durant), I love (coach) Steve Kerr. I just love the style of play that they play with, and so I heavily considered that and I asked them if they would like me there, and they said ‘Yeah.’

“They also were completely honest, and said (how) DeMarcus is coming off injury and we don’t know what that playing time is going to be like once he gets back. And so for me, it became (a question of), ‘Where would I make the most impact?’ Do I want to go there and — back-to-back champs — just a well-oiled machine, be one of the guys, maybe be that vet on the bench after DeMarcus comes back?

“Or do I want to come to the Lakers, where they were teeter-tottering a little bit, struggling at the time, but I’d seen it coming alive, and I’ve always loved the draft picks and the young players that they had here, and then ‘Bron coming here, and then (Rajon) Rondo, and then having those vets? I’m like, let me go ahead and hop in that dogfight.”