Los Angeles Lakers: Three options to still bring in at center

By Jason Reed | Jul 10, 2018

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2. Greg Monroe

Quite frankly, I think that Greg Monroe‘s stock this offseason is far lower than it really should be. Monroe bounced around between the Bucks, Suns and Celtics last season and never really found his groove. Because of that, Monroe did not look like the same player he was two or three years ago and remains available on the market.

However, even though Monroe did not have a huge impact, he still showed promising signs of producing at a high level and played better than what the Lakers currently have.

Last season, Monroe averaged 10.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in 20.4 minutes player per game across all three teams. While this is relatively low, this was the fewest minutes per game that Monroe has played in his entire career.

Monroe still averaged 24.2 points and 16.2 rebounds per 48 minutes last season. Last season’s rebound leader, Andre Drummond, averaged 22.8 rebounds per 48 minutes. Monroe is not far off from the best in the league.

On the Lakers, Monroe can again find more playing time and contribute as a scorer down low as well as a decent rebounder. With LeBron James and Lonzo Ball, who both excel at rebounding, the pressure can be taken off Monroe and he can excel even further.

Monroe is still only 28 years old, he has plenty left in the tank.

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