Isaiah Thomas and the first-round draft pick the Los Angeles Lakers received from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. have gotten most of the attention, but the team also received Channing Frye in that trade.
Frye, whose contract expires at the end of the season, has been (rightfully) mostly seen as salary ballast to make the transaction work, but as a seven-footer who can shoot a little bit from behind the arc, he could also theoretically help the Lakers on the court if pressed into action.
The veteran center hasn’t seen much of that since the trade, however, playing just 11 minutes in his one appearance against the New Orleans Pelicans since the trade deadline.