A commonly discussed topic around the Los Angeles Lakers is their big man situation. For multiple reasons.One is the back and forth between fans over whether the Lakers made the right call to surrender all that they did to acquire Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz.

One of the top Los Angeles Lakers insiders shared reasons fans should be more excited and hopeful for success this season.

He only retired from his role in June, moving away from his public-facing role to become a special advisor for game presentation.

The Los Angeles Lakers have invested heavily in their roster for the coming season, both in contracts (Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili) and in draft compensation to acquire Kessler from the Utah Jazz (multiple first-round picks).

Getting back two second-round picks from the Wizards for Deandre Ayton unlocks a Lakers trade idea for a power forward like PJ Washington.

One analyst feels the Lakers' top trade candidate in the months to come is someone who started his career with the team.

The Los Angeles Lakers are putting nearly eight decades of basketball history on the coffee table. The franchise has teamed with luxury art-book publisher Taschen for “Lakers: An Official History of the Purple & Gold,