The Lakers may have an insurance policy that they’ve lacked in the past
El Segundo, CA - September 24, 2026: Lakers general manager/president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka, left, speaks as Lakers coach JJ Redick listens during a press conference at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo Thursday, September 24, 2026. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) In recent years, the Lakers have run into a problem. They’ve taken a few successful inexpensive fliers, including Malik Monk and Dennis Schröder, but they’ve lacked the ability to r...