Will LA front office listen?
Los Angeles Lakers All-Star power forward LeBron James and current starting center Thomas Bryant have been playing at a high level with All-NBA big man Anthony Davis shelved, as has starting point guard Dennis Schroder.
Three-time Lakers champ Rick Fox has noticed.
He took to Twitter recently to opine that the team could use the skillsets of Indiana Pacers veterans Myles Turner, a 3-and-D big man who’s most comfortable jumping at center, and Buddy Hield, a volume three-point specialist for whom defense is optional.
LA was reportedly close to adding both players just ahead of the start of the 2022-23 NBA season. Such a deal would require the team to move on from $47.1 million Sixth Man of the Year contender Russell Westbrook, and probably both of its two tradable future first-round draft picks, in 2027 and 2029. The team ultimately decided to stand pat at the time, and it seems now the club is hesitant to include either first-round pick in a deal.
