He averaged 9 MPG, the surprising reason why Mo Bamba would stay in the Lakers

The LA Lakers fans expected to see in the past regular season and playoff what the center Mo Bamba could bring to the team, as size was needed in the purple and gold.

But both the Lakers organization and the fandom were disappointed as Bamba was off the court more than on, as he had two games of suspension he carried from the Orlando Magic and was out due to different injuries. Bamba only averaged 9 MPG.

While some fans want Bamba back to have more rim protection, the Lakers' front office considered letting him go. But the free agent market has few appealing centers for Pelinka and Ham to sign.

With Naz Reid reaching a deal with Minnesota, only Brook Lopez is left for LA to pursue, but Lopez could not want to be back in LA after the way he left the team, which brings no better option than to keep Bamba for another go in the next season.

The Lakers are planning to re-sign several free agents to be from their roster

According to a Lakers insider Jovan Buha, "That could always change based on the Lakers' track record and how the rest of free agency plays out. But all indications, both publicly and privately, point to the organization planning to re-sign restricted free agents Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura and unrestricted free agent D'Angelo Russell, as The Athletic previously reported. The Lakers are also expected to try to retain unrestricted free agent Dennis Schröder and Lonnie Walker IV, though they do not have full Bird rights on either."