The Lakers' new-look roster has promise and potential, and many people still feel they can make a deep run in this season's playoffs, despite their recent struggles.
However, it is an incomplete roster. Their center rotation is weak, which has forced Jaxson Hayes, an excellent backup, to be their starting 5, and it has also forced them to go small for the majority of every game.
Los Angeles tried to rectify this problem shortly after the Luka Doncic trade by agreeing to a deal in which it would've given up Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 first-round draft pick and a 2030 pick swap for Mark Williams, a young, ascending center for the Charlotte Hornets.