Lakers reportedly had interest in young star big man before $130M signing

One of the more interesting situations in the NBA that still hasn't been resolved is that Jalen Duren is currently unsigned. The Detroit Pistons seemingly aren't in a hurry to go out and give him as much money as he's looking for, which doesn't really come as much of a surprise at the moment. Unfortunately for Duren, he has to hope that Detroit eventually gives him exactly what he wants. There were reports throughout the offseason that teams around the NBA actually had interest in the potential star big man, including the Los Angeles Lakers. Per the latest report, the Lakers actually liked him a lot, but felt that Walker Kessler was more obtainable.“I think he was involved, fairly involved, 100%,” she said. “(Walker Kessler) I think, that one was a Luka move. I think he also liked Jalen Du