Don't expect the Los Angeles Lakers to make a major splash ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline. "There's always a chance the Lakers are doing a

Even though there's a need for depth, people around the league think that the Lakers may not go all in at the deadline.

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.