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Lakers Could Trade No. 17 Pick
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June 5, 2024 7 Comments
https://twitter.com/LADEig/status/1798441212942397727
I’m really going to be pissed if we do not draft or trade for a center prospect. We cannot go into next year without a quality backup and insurance for AD. Stop cheaping out. No more little guards. Get some players with size, length, and athleticism.
So true, Tom. One would have thought they learned something about size, length, and athleticism from Denver and other teams that are successful in today’s NBA.
You’ve already got an All NBA player at both Center & Power Forward. Priority’s gotta be the backcourt & small forward. I hope somebody in the organization has enough common sense to realize this. But let’s be real for a second….there ain’t any quick & easy fixes to this thing. My guess is it’ll get worse before it gets better. And now you have teams like OKC & MIN on the upswing as well.
If we could get a legitimate 3&D wing, that would be perfect. But I also think there is a strong argument that adding a starting center and going two-bigs is the best way to optimize Anthony Davis. Surrounding LeBron and AD with shooters is more important than what position they play in what’s becoming a positionless league.
The common denominator for teams making deep playoff runs has been at least 1 premier backcourt player. We got zero so far. AD just had a career year while playing almost all his minutes at center..he’s optimized. And Lebron IS the volume 3pt shooter now.
Looking at when most of these are likely to make a high impact (2-3 years out) and given Rob’s reluctance for midseason deals, I think a draft day trade is likely.