Position-wise, the Los Angeles Lakers have two main holes on their roster: the starting wing or forward spot, and a true center who can back up Walker Kessler. As far as that starting wing or forward spot, there aren't many options on the free agent market.
The Lakers reportedly have two options for that spot. They can either bring back forward Rui Hachimura, who is a free agent and remains unsigned, or take a flyer on Jonathan ***** inga, a 23-year-old who has tantalizing athleticism and potential but hasn't put it together in five pro seasons.
According to insider Jake Fischer, ***** inga is L.A.'s top choice at that position right now; in fact, he reported on Bleacher Report that Hachimura is "not a priority to the Lakers."
"There's definitely Lakers interest in ***** inga too," Fischer reported. "... The Lakers, to my understanding, were very in on ***** inga yesterday, they've maintained contact there. There's definitely a pitch that's been made about the opportunity he could have to help Luka Doncic contend in the Western Conference… Rui Hachimura, to my understanding, is not a priority for the Lakers… We keep hearing ***** inga stuff. I believe Trey Lyles was another name on the Lakers list before he went to Minnesota earlier today…
"I don't think Rui is going back there at all. I do think Los Angeles, and have been told that Los Angeles has interest in Jonathan ***** inga. They were a team that had interest in ***** inga by way of sign-and-trade last summer as well as ***** inga's restricted free agency was kind of being dragged out all summer long with the Warriors until he signed his one-plus-one contract that ended up having him get traded to Atlanta. So Jonathan ***** inga, to my understanding, is the Lakers' top choice right now at the wing spot of all the guys left on the board."
The Lakers reportedly have two options for that spot. They can either bring back forward Rui Hachimura, who is a free agent and remains unsigned, or take a flyer on Jonathan ***** inga, a 23-year-old who has tantalizing athleticism and potential but hasn't put it together in five pro seasons.
According to insider Jake Fischer, ***** inga is L.A.'s top choice at that position right now; in fact, he reported on Bleacher Report that Hachimura is "not a priority to the Lakers."
"There's definitely Lakers interest in ***** inga too," Fischer reported. "... The Lakers, to my understanding, were very in on ***** inga yesterday, they've maintained contact there. There's definitely a pitch that's been made about the opportunity he could have to help Luka Doncic contend in the Western Conference… Rui Hachimura, to my understanding, is not a priority for the Lakers… We keep hearing ***** inga stuff. I believe Trey Lyles was another name on the Lakers list before he went to Minnesota earlier today…
"I don't think Rui is going back there at all. I do think Los Angeles, and have been told that Los Angeles has interest in Jonathan ***** inga. They were a team that had interest in ***** inga by way of sign-and-trade last summer as well as ***** inga's restricted free agency was kind of being dragged out all summer long with the Warriors until he signed his one-plus-one contract that ended up having him get traded to Atlanta. So Jonathan ***** inga, to my understanding, is the Lakers' top choice right now at the wing spot of all the guys left on the board."
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