There has been no greater need for the Los Angeles Lakers over the last year than a legitimate center. It has been the most blatant hole on the roster and one that everyone and their mothers knew entering free agent absolutely had to be addressed for the team to ultimately get where they wanted to go,

There once was a time where NBA teams would do whatever it took to get LeBron James to their city, but those days appear to be over with. On Sunday the four-time MVP opted in to his $52.6 million player option with the Lakers amid swirling trade swirling trade and retirement rumors.