When the Los Angeles Lakers traded Patrick Beverley and Thomas Bryant in a four-team deal that landed them center Mo Bamba and two future second-round draft picks in February, many regarded it as a shrewd move.
Bamba was projected to give them a reliable rim protector and 3-point shooter who could hold down the fort when Davis was resting. In fact, some felt there was an opportunity to play Bamba alongside Davis in a big yet fairly athletic frontcourt.
