Los Angeles Lakers analysis, backed by our own data.
Analysts Anthony Irwin and Tim MacMahon point to both players' contract timelines as a potential meeting point. It's only a scenario — but our data says the fit would be far less redundant than it looks.
Matisse Thybulle, a free agent, has popped up on the Lakers' radar: nobody in the NBA defends the pick and roll better, and only Kevin Porter Jr. steals more balls. The problem isn't the player. It's the salary gap.
