One thing Davis has made clear to the Lakers, sources told ESPN, is his preference to play alongside another big more often. The Lakers are thin in the middle going into the season with Christian Wood expected to be out for at least eight weeks leaving Hayes and Colin as options pic.twitter.com/ORCYG1aS9A
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Anthony Davis has made it clear he wants to play with second big
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September 12, 2024 1 Comment
No two ways about it, unless Castleton shows some major growth in camp the Lakers will be relying A LOT on Jaxon Hayes. If we can get him to pick up where he left off last season my take is there are far worse scenarios out there.
Wood won’t return to action until November, maybe not even this calendar year. Vando, while plucky, is not a center and tops out at being able to defend small ball centers, at best. After that it’s Castleton. Or LBJ which isn’t a good choice for the regular season for several, much talked about reasons.
There’s still time to trade Cam into someone’s cap space to free up $$$ and a roster spot but at this point why even bother? We won’t be getting the player we need/want with what’s still available so no real need to do that now. May as well let it ride and if he goes in a midseason trade, lovely.
AD whines about this every year, anyhow, and the media with nothing better to report on laps it up and regurgitates every few months. That’s exactly what this is.