After the Los Angeles Lakers swung out on their attempted trade for Charlotte Hornets big man Mark Williams, they needed a serviceable center -- badly. On Feb. 11, they signed veteran center Alex Len off waivers, and the hope was that he would beef up their very weak center rotation.
However, Len played very little and never really cracked head coach JJ Redick's rotation. He ended up playing in just 10 games in the regular season for Los Angeles, mostly in garbage time, and he averaged 2.2 points and 3.1 rebounds in 12.2 minutes a game with the team.