The Lakers appear to be continuing to look at the ghosts of LeBron James’s past as they decide how to best utilize their final roster spot before the playoffs begin. Los Angeles worked out swingman Dion Waiters this week, who then also met with the front office to discuss his departure from Miami, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Waiters, who spent 30 games as James’s teammate during the latter’s second stint in Cleveland, appeared in three games for the Heat this season, before being traded to Memphis, where he was unceremoniously waived.
If this already feels a little bit like deja vu, it’s because the Lakers have also been linked to a different gunner from yesteryear, J.