That left the Lakers with two rotation-worthy traditional big men entering Wednesday: Jaxson Hayes and Alex Len, the latter of whom was signed on the buyout market the day before. Hayes left the game Wednesday with a facial contusion after playing seven minutes. Len posted four points on 2-of-5 shooting with seven rebounds in 23 minutes.

It took less than one game for the critics to be proven exactly right about just how badly the Dallas Mavericks screwed up their trade of superstar point guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a three-team deal that saw Dallas land 32-year-old star forward Anthony Davis.

Anthony Davis had some concerns about the Lakers roster once LeBron James leaves or retires before he was traded.