Lake Record Quinn Everts recently posted a post talking about the unknown hidden dangers of the Lakers center. The following is all.

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to perform well this season, thanks to the teaming of Luca Doncic and LeBron James, plus a group of excellent role players. I believe this team will win a lot of games and compete for the top three in the West.

However, there are still some problems with the center position. Although it has improved compared to last season, it is mainly due to the Trail Blazers' cuts of DeAndre Ayton this offseason, allowing him to join the Lakers. However, Ayton's performance is not stable and even frustrating. Now the Lakers hope that he can play more than 30 minutes a night and there is no alternative, so they can only expect his poor performance to be compensated by the outstanding players around them.

This is not the worst plan in the world, because Ayton's new teammate is really great, and his role in the Lakers will be much smaller than in the Trail Blazers or the Suns. If he can play a role with low shooting and high efficiency, the problem of center position may not be that prominent.

However, Ayton cannot be completely invisible. Doncic's style of play relies heavily on his center. Some nights the Lakers need Ayton to stand up and lead the game, and he must prove that he can compete in this role. It is worth noting that the Trail Blazers cut Ayton and chose 20-year-old rookie Yang Hansen. The team chose center in the first round draft for two consecutive years last year and this year, even though Ayton is still in the roster, which shows that they have lost confidence in Ayton.

Can other Lakers centers compete for the nightly game? After Ayton, the center position became very weak. Hayes is expected to be a substitute center, while Claiber (gets through trade) may play occasionally in a healthy situation, but he has played only up to 43 games in the past three seasons. The newly signed Krock is unlikely to play an important role. Still, adding Ayton is an upgrade. But if the Lakers want to become a strong contender in the West, there cannot be obvious weaknesses in the lineup. We just saw the Thunder win the championship with a barely loophole-free squad, especially in the frontcourt, where they beat the Pacers who were not deep enough in the center.