The Los Angeles Lakers are aiming to put a bow on an eventful and expensive 2026 NBA offseason. Their intention, which revolves around acquiring free agent swingman Jonathan Kuminga, lands somewhere between blindly optimistic and simply misguided. Per The Stein Line's Jake Fischer, the Lakers "would still like to sign Kuminga and make him their starting small forward ... provided that the 23-year-old is ultimately willing to accept a contract structure on the Lakers' terms." Sprinkle in his downhill scoring ability and flashes of shot-creation, and you can see why the Lakers want to believe in him. For starters, Kuminga isn't a small forward.