After selecting Moe Wagner with the 25th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers touted him as a versatile big man who was capable of defending on the block and in space, and someone who could stretch the floor.
That was prior to free agency, and of course the signing of LeBron James to a four-year contract. Rather than fill out their roster with prototypical spot-up shooters, the Lakers opted for playmakers who could also defend.
President of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka voiced confidence in the roster’s ability to space the floor, even naming Wagner as a capable threat.