NBA Trade Rumors: 6-Foot-9 Defensive Anchor Emerges as Sleeper Pick in Lakers' 5-Man Center Shortlist

Lakers' Targets For Starting And Backup Center Roles Revealed

The Lakers have their eyes on some notable names as they look to get a starter and a backup at the center position this offseason.

NBA Trade Rumors: 6-foot-9 defensive anchor emerges as sleeper pick in Lakers' 5-man center shortlist

It's no secret that the LA Lakers are looking to bring in a couple of centers in the offseason.

Report: Lakers linked to 6-foot-9 power forward John Collins

As the Los Angeles Lakers look to add to their frontcourt, they have been linked to Utah Jazz forward John Collins in a new report. While a center is L.A.’s biggest frontcourt need (and Collins is a power forward), there could be some value here for L.A. Collins played in under half of the Jazz’s 82 games in the 2024-25 regular season but was debatably their best player when he was at full strength, as he averaged 19.0 points and 8.2 rebounds pe…

Lakers Insider Reveals Plan of Attack at Center

With the NBA offseason nearly in full swing, the Lakers have several avenues to address positions of need. The biggest—literally and figuratively—is the five spot, where the talk of Tinseltown is which centers the Lakers are targeting and if help could come from trades or free agency. According to ClutchPoints’ Anthony Irwin, the answer is both. The senior Lakers insider confirmed the team is hoping to “trade for their starting center” while sig…