According to ClutchPoints reporter Anthony Irwin, the Lakers' urgent need for centers has become an obstacle to signings. Many sources familiar with the team's situation and the league revealed that the progress of strengthening has been frustrating since other teams want to take advantage of the Lakers' dilemma.
A former team executive admitted: "The worst situation in negotiations is to let the whole league see through your despair. Now everyone knows that the Lakers not only need a starting center, but may also have to make a substitute, but also find a player that Doncic is willing to cooperate with. They can only expect other teams to fall into the same dilemma, so that the negotiations can be fairly carried out."