Los Angeles Lakers Narrow Down Big Man Search to 3 Names

The search for a starting center for the Los Angeles Lakers has started.

Its one of the teams main concerns from last year, after their attempt to add Mark Williams via trade didnt work out.

As the 2025 NBA Free Agency approaches, the Lakers have narrowed down the list of players who they think could solve their big man problems.

According to Anthony Irwin, ClutchPoints NBA insider, the Lakers have drawn interest in three big men in the open market.

The names mentioned in his report are a significant upgrade from Jaxson Hayes.

Not that Hayes isnt a decent frontcourt player, but other players fit the teams system on both ends better.

The Lakers have also started to monitor veteran centers as potential backups to whoever they sign in the offseason.

Irwin reported on the Lakers recent updates on their roster on Tuesday.Sources close to the team reiterated that the internal plan is to trade for their starting center sources say theyve held conversations with other teams about Nic Claxton, Robert Williams, Walker Kessler and others then, ideally, use the taxpayer midlevel on his backup Brook Lopez and Clint Capela are the two names most often linked to the Lakers.

Its a solid plan that theyre considered likely to be able to execute, Irwin wrote .

But, because of their clear and desperate need at the position, such an approach is going to be a lot more complicated than it wouldve been had they not neglected the position the past couple of seasons.

The three potential starting centers for the Los Angeles Lakers are under contract, and trading for them is the only way to acquire them.

The two backup centers, meanwhile, are unrestricted free agents.

A Los Angeles Lakers star expects to be ready for training camp for the 2025-26 season During the 2025 NBA playoffs, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James sustained a Grade 2 MCL sprain against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

It was one of the reasons why James wasnt 100% against the Anthony Edwards-led team, resulting in an early postseason exit.

On Tuesday, James spoke to the Associated Press and updated his knee.

I have a lot of time to take care of my injury, my knee, the rest of my body and make sure Im as close to 100 percent as possible when training camp begins in late September, James said .

James will enter his 23rd season in the NBA, a new record.

Hell be the only player to play at least 23 seasons.

So far, hes tied with former NBA star Vince Carter for the most seasons played in the league at 22.

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