What happens if the Los Angeles Lakers cannot complete a sign-and-trade for Jonathan Kuminga? That starting forward spot remains vacant. 5 — Jarred Vanderbilt may not even stick with the Lakers long-termJarred Vanderbilt is still on the Lakers roster, so that does bring him into this conversation. That number was somehow worse when the Lakers forward was left wide open, hitting only 31.6 percent when his defender was more than six feet from him. If you were going to talk yourself into a guy having that kind of turnaround next season, Ziaire fits the bill.