Davis hasn't just given the front office a directionless mandate to improve the team — he has ideas on how it should be done, namely that the Lakers trade for a center so that he can slide to the 4, which he has long stated is his preferred position. Rob Pelinka, I hope you're listening.

The Lakers now have a four-game winning streak thanks to one of the most dominant games of Anthony Davis' career.

Anthony Davis scores 21 points in the first quarter and helps the Lakers survive a late surge by the Charlotte Hornets in the Lakers' 112-107 victory.