During the offseason, it was no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers were looking to add center depth, although they were unable to do so. Their top target seemed to be Jonas Valanciunas, who instead signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Washington Wizards.
Reports indicated that LeBron James was willing to take a pay cut for the Lakers to sign Valanciunas, among other players. He still wound up in Washington though and the Lakers stood pat.
Even though Valanciunas just signed the new deal with the Wizards, they are rebuilding and trying to collect as many assets as possible.