Bearking news :  Lakers’ reported interest in trading for Utah Jazz‘s young 23 Million Former Champion Center Report

Amid the Lakers’ reported interest in trading for Utah Jazz‘s young center Walker Kessler, a former Laker is also on their radar, according to Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer

 

We talked about the Lakers having interest in Brook Lopez this past summer,” Fischer said on his “NBA Insider Notebook” live stream on Bleacher Report. 

 

Lopez, 36, is on an expiring $23 million salary this season.

The Lakers could theoretically put together a trade package headlined by D’Angelo Russell‘s $18.6 million expiring salary plus Jalen Hood-Schifino, a pick and another salary filler like Jaxson Hayes ($2.4 million)

Perfect Complement to Anthony Davis

Lopez is the stretch and bruising big man who, on paper, is the perfect complement to Anthony Davis in the Lakers’ frontcourt.

Lakers coach JJ Redick openly said in the summer that he wanted a bruising center to play next to Anthony Davis to counter the elite big men in the Western Conference.

Lopez’s numbers have slipped this season, but he’s still a solid bet to stretch the floor for Davis and LeBron James under Redick’s multi-layered offensive schemes.

The veteran Bucks center is averaging 11.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and the league’s third-best 2.6 blocks through the first five games of the season. His 3-point shooting is at a nine-year low 29.6% clip, but he’s still making 1.6 3-pointers per game.

The 7-foot-1 center played for the Lakers during the 2017-18 season before joining the Bucks and became the stretch, rim-protecting center on a championship team.

But the Bucks are a shell of their 2021 championship team, as they are off to a horrendous 1-4 start.