Los Angeles Lakers: 2 players who would benefit from DeAndre Jordan

1. Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis is going to have to play more center this season with Russell Westbrook now on the team, that is no surprise. The floor spacing is going to be horrible if the team has a traditional center on the floor with Westbrook, AD and LeBron James in crunchtime.

However, the team can afford to have that outlook during the regular season in moments that are not hugely impactful. Sure, it is not the most optimal lineup but no team runs their most optimal lineup at every single point of every single regular-season game.

Adding Jordan naturally adds more minutes at the center position which takes away from the minutes that Davis is going to play the five. While Davis is built for the five, he has been hesitant to make that transition and instead is comfortable playing power forward.

Davis should still be playing center in the closing lineup but with the addition of Jordan he can get away with that being the only time he plays center. He is going to have to play more center in the playoffs, so he should not get used to this, but this extra body does allow him to ease himself into that role instead of coming out of the gates and playing 20 minutes at the five every night.

Davis is going to succeed either way but him being more comfortable at the four still does mean something. It will benefit him and the team if he can ease into his role instead of jumping straight into it.