Among the many issues plaguing the Los Angeles Lakers over the past several years, perhaps its most glaring was the absence of a big man to protect the paint. However, the purple and gold addressed those issues this offseason by signing Timofey Mozgov, while also drafting Ivica Zubac with the 32nd overall pick.
So it should be no surprise that the Lakers’ front office decided not to bring back center Robert Sacre this season, whose minimal contributions over the last four years left him as the odd-man out for minutes this season.
But it seems there is a team still interested in Sacre’s services as the former Gonzaga product has reached a training camp deal with the New Orleans Pelicans according to ESPN’s Marc Stein:
The Pelicans are bringing former Lakers center Robert Sacre to training camp, according to league sources
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) August 11, 2016
Since being taken by the Lakers with the 60th and final pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, Sacre averaged 4.