The overall performance of the Lakers so far this season can be said to be very disappointing, even if the team seems to be in good shape in recent times, but overall, the Lakers still rely on LeBron James and the overall strength is not enough to impact the championship trophy team.
At present, the Lakers lineup obviously needs to be strengthened, especially on the inside, because the other center players in the Lakers' team except Anthony Davis do not seem to be able to meet the needs of head coach Frank Vogel's rotation lineup, of course, this is also because the team needs players who can open up space after Westbrook joins.
According to the US media Jack Simone, the Lakers can fully try to pursue Miles Turner, of course, there have been many news in the past that the Lakers are one of the teams interested in Turner:
The Lakers got: Miles Turner, Torrey Craig
The Pacers got: Tarren Horton Tucker, Kendrick Nine, Austin Reeves, Kent Bazemore, 2025 first-round picks, 2027 first-round picks
For the Lakers, this is definitely a very heavy deal, because in the case of returning to Turner, the Lakers not only have to send young players such as Tucker and Nunn and even Reeves, they need to sacrifice the next two first-round draft picks, which is almost the best value of the trading assets in the hands of the Lakers.
Of course, Miles Turner is a player with good rim protection on the defensive end and can open up space on the offensive end, and his average of 2.8 blocks per game this season is also a performance of leading the league. There is also Craig, who has averaged 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game so far this season, and he is also the player who can help the Lakers on both offensive and defensive ends.
Overall, even if the Lakers need to sacrifice more future assets, they can get two players, Turner and Craig, which will also make the team have better competitiveness. To be honest, this will be the key for the Lakers to solve this season's dilemma.