There's been a lot of speculation on the Los Angeles Lakers adding a starting forward this offseason, and Jonathan Kuminga's name has come up often.What about Peyton Watson?The speculation has quickly gone full steam ahead after Watson was seen hugging the Lakers' Rob Pelinka in Las Vegas at NBA Summer League on Friday night:Rob Pelinka and Peyton Watson 👀 pic.twitter.com/cuhnNhoFPo— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) July 11, 2026MORE: This NBA rookie is jumping on his foul shotsPelinka has lots of connections around the league, and Watson also played his college ball in L.A. at UCLA, so there are a lot of ways they could know each other that have nothing to do with Watson joining the Lakers.But there's at least a chance it could happen.At the moment, Watson is a restricted free agent. That