BREAKING: The Lakers are signing Christian Koloko, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/SjIZYTAjTm
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) September 14, 2024
JUST IN: #Lakers have reportedly agreed to a deal with Christian Koloko.https://t.co/ueG2FcsXOJ
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) September 14, 2024
https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1835042672253583762
https://x.com/LakersLead/status/1835043146641949119
https://x.com/LakersLegacyPod/status/1834871108199133630
https://x.com/droppingdimes98/status/1834789059161735290
https://x.com/Rome_Beast/status/1835049402517553183
I don’t know about “absolutely thrilled” but he has the potential to be a contributing player in the regular season. That’s more than I can say for Maxwell Lewis right now and he’s on a real NBA deal. We basically got the equivalent of a late 2nd round pick with NBA seasoning already. That’s cool, but not Earth shattering…
I think this could be a big move for Lakers as Koloko will finally give us a rim protector to block shots and anchor our defense when Anthony Davis rests. Having Christian to fill that valuable role will be a major factor in making the Lakers better defensively.
Any time that Koloko gets to play with Anthony Davis will just be the frosting on the cake. I like that Christian seems to have a nice stroke from three so hopefully he can be a development project to eventually play major minutes with Anthony Davis.
In many ways, I would prefer to see the Lakers develop a talented young guy like Christian to become the second big to pair with AD versus trading for a journeyman center. Koloko was probably one of the best second round draft picks two years ago and Lakers were lucky he got healthy at the exact right time, as Christian himself noted.