More Anthony Davis at Power Forward for the Lakers this Season? Plus, In-Season Tournament Details!

The young Lakers players on their Summer League team continue to look good, winning two more games over the weekend. But while there's plenty to talk about with Jalen Hood-Schifino, Colin Castleton, Max Lewis, Max Christie and more, it was stuff Rob Pelinka was saying to the media that got a lot of attention.

He noted in a couple of interviews that he had talked to Anthony Davis once again about his position on the floor, and that the Lakers would like to repeat some of the success from 2020, when A.D. played most of his minutes with another big next to him.

Does that mean the Lakers plan to start Davis with another big? Jaxson Hayes, or whoever they look for with the 14th roster spot? (Pelinka confirmed they'd like to find another big.) Would that be a bench configuration the Lakers deploy from time to time, when the matchups are right?

Where Davis plays, at power forward or center, has been a hot-button issue thanks to numbers indicating how well the Lakers perform with Davis as a five. It's why he played 99% of his minutes last year at center, compared to about 90% at power forward back in 2019-20. Of course, the Lakers also had a pair of viable centers in JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard, as opposed to only having Hayes, who could break out in L.A., but to this point hasn't been a reliable pro.

So what was Pelinka talking about? Is there a C out there who could change that dynamic? How much PF would you expect Davis to play this year?

(And is Castleton a solution to any of this? He continues to dominate SPL.)

Finally, the NBA announced the rules and groups for its inaugural in-season tournament. The Lakers are in group play with Portland, Memphis, Utah and Phoenix. How will they approach those games? Will teams like the Lakers care? Will their fans? Who is thing designed for, anyway?

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: Pelinka talks Cs, and where Davis might play this year.

SEGMENT 2: How much PF would you expect Davis to play? Is it a good idea?

SEGMENT 3: On the new in-season tourney.

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