Utah Jazz Receive: G Russell Westbrook, 2027 First-Round Pick (LAL), 2029 First-Round Pick (PHI)
Philadelphia 76ers Receive: G Mike Conley, F Bojan Bogdanovic
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: F Tobias Harris, G/F Furkan Korkmaz
Of course, with that three-point revolution, there have been unintended consequences. Many of them have to do with positional designations.
At first, people thought the center position was dead. It turned out that they were dead wrong. Centers largely learned to shoot, and some of the league’s best players remain big men to this day.
With that said, the power forward position may be on its last legs. In 2022, most teams opt to start a wing-like player at the 4: many teams to effectively run, in traditional terms, two small forwards.
Anthony Davis doesn’t seem to care. By all accounts, he prefers to play the 4 despite possessing the size and skill set of a 5.
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That’s fine, but if the Lakers made this move, it may force him into the 5 spot whether he likes it or not.
Is potentially upsetting their superstar big man worth what the Lakers are receiving here?
