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The Lakers Need a Forward, but is Jonathan Kuminga a Realistic Option... or Worth the Effort?
The Lakers need a starting-caliber forward. That much is clear, and it's not exactly a state secret.
Whether the Lakers can do it this offseason remains to be seen, and whether that player is intended to be a short or long term solution is the other half of the equation they have to try and figure out. It stands to reason the Lakers would prefer the latter, but finding that guy won't be easy. One potential candidate, at least in theory, is Hawks free agent Jonathan Kuminga, who is young, athletic, has shown some promise and is available.
Of course, getting him is complicated by a variety of…
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