[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Free agent 7-footer Alex Len will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, agent Mike Lelchitski tells ESPN. Len intended to sign with the Pacers but has decided to land in LA after the Lakers rescinded the Mark Williams trade and created new opportunity. pic.twitter.com/pjqV5HaK4n

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 11, 2025

Boom, there's your Jokic stopper.

https://www.landofbasketball.com/gam...oogle_vignette

As soon as the deal with him and Indy was "put on hold" you knew where he was headed...

I still think they'll try to go small to go around Jokic rather than through him, but we'll see.

I think folks forget that the 'small ball' Lakers are pretty goddamn big.

James: 6'9"
Luka: 6'7"
Rui: 6'8"
DFS: 6'7"
Reaves: 6'5"

That's just a LOT of length in the passing lanes. No, there's not some massive 7 footer in the middle in that lineup but that's not the goal with that defensive alignment. They're just looking to get in the way of things when they do that.

And now if they WANT to go big, they have that 7 footer in Len. Hayes is a 7 footer (though I think he's more like 6'11" with a bit more wingspan than that). Even Vanderbilt is 6'8" and Knecht 6'6".

If you look at a 10 man rotation they have ONE guy who's shorter than 6'5" in Gabe Vincent at 6'2".

It's a BIG team. But it doesn't have to be. They have a lot of versatility they can use.

They're far better situated to take on Denver now than they have been in the past.