Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[KillerLeft]

Personally I hate the player type but it's the high end drop defense/rim runner option on the market. He used to start for the Knicks before they added Towns but can be played off the floor when opposing teams start to hack him. Lakers would still need a solid backup. Maybe they bring back Hayes. Or even Ayton (don't think he has a market).

Yeah, I'm just trying to get a sense of whether I think Robinson is/isn't actually a better option for LA than Gafford. Obviously, Robinson is the better defender, but I seem to remember him having a major issue with dumb fouls back when they were trying to make him a big minute starter. Both are great roll-centers, but I haven't watched Robinson enough to know who I like better there. I'm tempted to give the edge to Gafford, though. And Gafford is ELITE as an offensive rebounder, which is another thing that sneakily helps with a Luka pairing because it helps to counterbalance how difficult it is for Luka's teams to be good in defensive transition. How is Robinson as a defensive rebounder?