In this ongoing series, we will take a trip to yesteryear to highlight some Los Angeles Lakers players whom some fans may have forgotten. These players didn’t get the billing that some others enjoyed, but they were very instrumental to the Lakers’ success.
Back in the day, Sam Perkins was a standout power forward in the NBA who was a difference-maker on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor. He came to the Lakers at a time when they appeared to be in slow decline, and he helped them make one last run at glory at the end of the Showtime era.