To improve their roster enough to win another NBA championship, the Los Angeles Lakers can go in a few directions in this offseason.
One direction is moving Anthony Davis back to the starting power forward position and splitting his minutes between the four and five spots. Doing so would, of course, necessitate having a serviceable starting center.
They were able to get the job done in the 2019-20 season with the tag-team duo of JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard, both of whom provided easy baskets via lobs and fast breaks, shot-blocking and rebounding.
In February, the Lakers traded for Mo Bamba, who has the ability to provide all three of those items, as well as reliable 3-point shooting. But he fell out of the rotation after returning from a sprained ankle in early April.
Before acquiring Bamba, there were incessant rumors the Lakers were interested in Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner. Some fans still want to go after him, as well as possibly sharpshooter Buddy Hield, this offseason. That was the big package the team was rumored to be interested in when it kept dangling Russell Westbrook as a trade chip.
Would Turner be worth going after again?