All of a sudden, and after receiving a completely unexpected call from the most incompetent team president across the Association, the Lakers have entered a race against the clock with a deadline set on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles landed Luka Dondic in the biggest trade in NBA history but that came with the forced departure of big man Anthony Davis, leaving the Lakers\u2019 paint depleted and currently boasting just one player, Jaxson Hayes, under a standard contract and thrust in the starting lineup at the five.<\/p>\n
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In other words, the Lakers are hunting for centers, and they have set their eyes on injured\u00a0New York Knicks\u2019 Mitchell Robinson, among others, according to Kevin O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cLeague sources say the Lakers are looking for a big man and Mitchell Robinson from the New York Knicks is one of the bigs they are targeting. That\u2019s what I\u2019m hearing in the aftermath so far, after that absolutely nuts Lakers-Mavericks-Jazz trade that happened in the wee hours on Saturday into Sunday.\u201d \u2014 Kevin O\u2019Connor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Hours before O\u2019Connor\u2019s report and the Lakers-Mavs trade, ahead of the game between the Knicks and Los Angeles on Saturday, coach Tom Thibodeau provided one of the most promising updates on Robinson we\u2019ve heard in a good time.<\/p>\n
Thibs said (h\/t SNY\u2019s Ian Begley) that Mitch is \u201cpretty close\u201d to getting cleared for full practices, first under controlled contact, and then on full-contact reps as soon as he progresses and is fit enough for that.<\/p>\n
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