Lakers Urged to Trade for $50 Million Shooting Center to Pair With Anthony Davis https://t.co/e5t1LTj0Qd via @heavysan
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 20, 2024
The idea of landing another center wouldn’t necessarily be to have that player be a backup. Carter could fit into the role of starting at center, which would allow them to move Davis to the power forward position.
While Davis could still play the five when needed, this would allow him to focus on other things on the court, which could ultimately help keep him healthy.
Having Davis, an elite defender, and Carter, who holds his own on the defensive end, would give the Los Angeles Lakers one of the best frontcourt defenses in the NBA.
Outside of what Carter could bring in terms of lineup versatility, the Lakers could use much of what he does on the offensive side of the basketball. In 2023-24, he averaged 11.0 points and shot 37.4% from 3-point range on 3.1 attempts per game.
Giving Davis and LeBron James a 3-point shooting threat from the center position could help open up the Lakers’ offense after attempting the fewest 3-pointers per game a year ago.
We were wrong today on the show, Wendell makes $11+ mil so we’d need to trade Vincent. Given how few guards we have it’s hard for me to endorse trading for another big man unless we can get another guard in here for Cam.
If DLO and Vincent are available for trades, the Lakers really need to be proactive and try to add another PG now while there are still a couple of decent ones left.