When Anthony Davis is rolling he is as good as any big man in the league — and he was rolling Monday night in Charlotte. Going against what's left of the Hornets' big man core, Davis was getting to the rim at will,

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

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.