Marc Gasol’s time in Los Angeles never lived up to its potential last season. On paper, Gasol seemed like a great complementary frontcourt piece to Anthony Davis. But games aren’t played on paper, and for a number of reasons, the two hardly played with another and almost never were at full strength at the same time.
For Gasol, a bout with COVID sidelined him at the midway point of the season put him behind the eight ball and played a role in the Lakers bringing in Andre Drummond after a buyout with the Cavaliers.