The big man is averaging 12.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.8 blocks per game. Valančiūnas is more of a scoring big man rather than a strong defender but pairing him with star Anthony Davis could do the Lakers wonders.

Everyone knows the Lakers have been in the market for an additional serviceable center for a while. A few potential targets, including Walker Kessler and Jonas Valanciunas, have been mentioned, but there may now be an additional one.

In the Bleacher Report article '1 Trade Every NBA Team Should Propose Right Now', Dan Favale suggested a trade that would see the Lakers receive Vucevic while the Bulls get D'Angelo Russell, Christian Wood and 2025 second-round pick (via Clippers) in return.

One of the motifs of the LeBron James-Anthony Davis Lakers has been trying to truly identify who the third scorer is. Since winning the title in 2020, however, they have failed to

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a 10-5 start under JJ Redick. They look like a different team that plays with a newfound confidence. Anthony Davis is playing at an MVP level, while LeBron James is still playing like one of the top players in the league at 39 years old.

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a strong start to the season thanks to some strong play from perennial MVP candidate Anthony Davis (31.3 PPG, 11.2 RPG), LeBron James (24.0 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 9.3 APG), and even rookie Dalton Knecht (11.