When the Lakers won the title in 2019-20, they did so with a frontcourt shaped around physicality, size and athleticism in JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard alongside Anthony Davis. The franchise moved away from that model last season, bringing in Marc Gasol and Montrezl Harrell to replace McGee and Howard, who left in free agency.
But after an underwhelming season both in general and from the frontcourt, Los Angeles appears to be going back towards a model that worked.
The Lakers sent out Harrell in the trade to land Russell Westbrook and re-signed Howard.