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Good seasons can quickly turn into disasters and that’s exactly what happened this year for the Los Angeles Lakers. They were a 50-win team, had the first father/son duo on a team together, acquired young superstar Luka Doncic, there was a lot to remember.
However, all of that gets quickly forgotten after losing in five games during the first round of the playoffs. Former Laker and three time NBA Sixth Man of the Year award winner Lou Williams shared his thoughts on the team’s next steps during a recent episode of Run It Back on FanDuel TV.
“Everyone is on the table besides LeBron and Luka. It should be Austin Reaves as well but the fans think differently. You look at everything. They got to get bigger, they got to get stronger at that position.”
Many of the contenders throughout the western conference have a strong front court, something the Lakers clearly lack. Oklahoma City has Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. Houston has Alperen Sengun. Denver has Nikola Jokic. The Clippers have Ivica Zubac. Minnesota has Rudy Gobert and Golden State has Draymond Green, you get the point.
“Rudy Gobert having a 20/20 game, you got Jokic up the street, he’s not going anywhere, you’re going to have to battle him,” Williams said. “Remember, AD is still around. You gotta find someone who’s gonna go in there and at least compete with these guys to give you an opportunity to win basketball games at that position when the game does go big.”
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Los Angeles has a plethora of talented wings, which could be something to consider when looking for ways to improve. Led by LeBron James, the group also includes Rui Hachimura, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Dalton Knecht, who was already almost traded in February for Mark Williams, however the Lakers failed his physical.
Lakers fans have been calling for the team to add a starting center for multiple seasons and that was with Anthony Davis on the roster. Now that he is gone, it’s even more vital that they add size.
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