One area of needed improvement that many have identified for the Los Angeles Lakers is frontcourt depth.
In addition to superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, they have Jarred Vanderbilt, who emerged as a defensive stopper, scoring threat Rui Hachmiura and 3-and-D backup center Mo Bamba. Hachimura will become a free agent soon, and Bamba’s future with the team is in question, so the Lakers could need new bodies up front.
With the No. 17 and No. 47 picks in the 2023 NBA draft, they could find one or two such bodies. One big man prospect they recently worked out was Morris Udeze from the University of New Mexico.