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3 South Bay Lakers who could be in the NBA rotation next year

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 21: Jay Huff #30, Carmelo Anthony #7, and Jemerrio Jones #50 of the Los Angeles Lakers warm up before the game against the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center on December 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images )
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 21: Jay Huff #30, Carmelo Anthony #7, and Jemerrio Jones #50 of the Los Angeles Lakers warm up before the game against the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center on December 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images ) /
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3. Jay Huff

Jay Huff played in four games for the Los Angeles Lakers this season and totaled 20 minutes in those four games. Based on how the roster is currently constructed and what the team will need moving forward, there is a decent chance that Huff at least gets the chance in the rotation next season.

Huff is a seven-foot center and the Lakers are yet again going to be adding new talent to the center position with Dwight Howard being a free agent and DeAndre Jordan already being out of LA.

The team will probably bring in another veteran center, which is fine if they are playing 12 minutes a game with Anthony Davis playing more of the five. Instead of trying the “two veteran centers” strategy that they have tried time and time again, the Lakers should elevate Huff and give him a chance.

Huff is someone who the team could theoretically play next to Davis in the frontcourt. He is not the most physically gifted but he is a seven-footer who could provide some rim protection as well as a big rebounding presence.

With LeBron and AD on the floor, the team does not need this elite rebounding five, especially in today’s smaller NBA. Huff would more than suffice.

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What makes Huff a potential fit next to Davis is his ability to stretch the floor. He is not a sharpshooter by any means but that is an area of his game that he has worked on in South Bay. Even if it is not threes, Huff is someone who can curl off of a screen and hit a mid-range jumper, significantly helping the floor spacing of the Lakers.

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