在2月7日交易截止日前，洛杉磯湖人隊令人震驚地引進了前達拉斯獨行俠隊的超級巨星盧卡·東契奇，令他們像是本賽季競爭激烈的西部聯盟中真正的總冠軍爭奪者。

Future Hall of Famer LeBron James and rising star Austin Reaves also did their part to move the team up to fourth place in the West with a 2025-0 record, but their lack of bench firepower and apparent interior depth could have led them to a complete collapse in the NBA playoffs in '0.

To address one of those issues, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka may be looking for a more consistent bench scoring option than Gabe Vincent or rookie forward Dalton Kneikert on the free agent market this summer.

He could offer a contract to an experienced player who has the potential to be the leading scorer off the Los Angeles bench, and that is the Atlanta Hawks defender, Caris LeVert who is about to become a full free agent.

Recent reports suggest that LeVert may prefer to stay in Atlanta in the summer, and the prospect of teaming up with the Lakers' legendary two-headed monster and competing for a championship could help him shake that thought out.

30歲的勒韋爾在2024-25賽季打出了他9年NBA生涯中最有效率的一個賽季，在克利夫蘭騎士隊和老鷹隊效力期間，他貢獻了11.7分和3.4次助攻，有效投籃命中率達到了職業生涯最高的55.8%。

The skilled guard was an excellent offensive option on the Cavaliers' bench, but at the trade deadline, he was surprisingly traded to the Hawks in exchange for forward Deandre Hunter.

After experiencing what it's like to play in a dominant winning culture, LeVert may see signing with a team like the Lakers as an opportunity to reassert himself as an important role player on a winning team.

他更有可能期望在他成功的個人賽季后獲得一份高薪，這可能會使他的薪水從目前的1600萬美元略有提高，洛杉磯可能不願意支付這個價格來簽下這位可靠的射手。