Lakers Insider Names $13 Million Former All-Rookie Among Potential Trade Targets

They won eight straight to open the campaign, dropping just two of their first 15 regular-season contests, and made it to the Western Conference Seminals that year.

If they want to make it that far and beyond this season, they must sure up some of the more uncertain parts of their roster. One of the biggest remaining question marks is the backup center spot behind and sometimes alongside Anthony Davis.

The Athletic’s Jovan Buha suggested Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler could be an option.

“I think Walker Kessler is a name that the Lakers have been interested in that I think would make a lot of sense and would allow you to either start a two-big look. Or – probably more realistically – bring him off the bench and then play two-big shifts,” Buha said in response to a fan’s question about trade targets during his postgame reaction podcast on October 25. “And then in certain matchups, close with two bigs; him and AD, obviously.”