According to Lakers reporter Josh Buha, the Lakers are actively looking for a center to bolster their frontcourt strength. Christian Wood and Bismarck Biyombo are considered the 14th most promising men to become the Lakers.
Wood and Biyombo are two different types of centers. Wood, an offensive center who averaged 16.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.02 blocks per game last season, also has a 38 percent three-point shooting percentage and is good at creating space on the outside. However, his defensive ability is relatively poor.
Biyobo is only 2.03 meters tall, but because he has a 2.29-meter reach, he is a top basket-protecting defensive center. He averaged 4.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game last season while shooting 57.8 percent from the field.
In addition, according to Los Angeles Times reporter Omar Siddiqi, the Lakers also considered signing Saric before considering Wood and Biyombo. But alas, the Warriors signed Saric faster than they did.
From that perspective, Wood has the potential to be the Lakers' first choice because he has excellent three-point shooting ability like Sarric, but Wood is worse on the defensive end in comparison.
According to Lakers reporter Michael Covey, Lakers general manager Pelinka has discussed with Davis the possibility of returning to the 2020 Twin Towers lineup. This means that Warcraft Dwight Howard or Jewell McGee will start with Davis. This is also said to be a big reason why the Lakers signed Hayes.
Pelinka mentioned in the interview that Davis has recovered well from his foot injury and that he has discussed with coach Hamm the lineup configuration that will have Davis start with another big man to replicate the lineup when he won the championship in 2020. Next season, the Lakers are expected to use the Twin Towers lineup for more playing time.
In other words, Davis will return to power forward from center next season, so he won't need to go up defensively against big centers like Jokic and Embiid who are taller and heavier than him. This both reduces the risk of injury and allows Davis to have more fitness on the offensive end.
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