Lakers Reportedly Eyed Mitchell Robinson As Backup Plan To Walker Kessler

The Los Angeles Lakers came into this offseason knowing they needed to upgrade their center position. The team identified Walker Kessler as their top priority and traded a lot of draft capital to the Utah Jazz in order to bring him in via sign-and-trade.
The Lakers did what was necessary to bring in their top target, but they also had their eyes elsewhere if they weren’t able to acquire Kessler. Chief among their backup plans was reportedly to pursue former New York Knicks center Mitchell