Even after signing free agent center Alex Len from the buyout market, the Lakers could use additional help at the center position.

However, from Los Angeles's perspective, the downside of Nance's success is that he has been crucial to a 25-28 team jockeying for play-in position. The Hawks currently sit in ninth place, a half-game behind the eighth-place Orlando Magic.

The Los Angeles Lakers tried to thread the needle between present and future when they traded for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams. In the long run, they thought they'd foun