Davis hasn't just given the front office a directionless mandate to improve the team — he has ideas on how it should be done, namely that the Lakers trade for a center so that he can slide to the 4, which he has long stated is his preferred position. Rob Pelinka, I hope you're listening.

By not giving him what he wants, the Lakers risk alienating Davis and thus jeopardizing their future stability.

The Los Angeles Lakers have multiple roster needs, something Anthony Davis talked about recently. In a sit-down interview last week with ESPN's Shams Charania, Davis said that the Lakers should acquire a center before the trade deadline.