Charania: Tristan Thompson ‘was in good shape’ during Lakers workout

With LeBron James and Mo Bamba out due to injury, the Los Angeles Lakers’ frontline is a bit small as the regular season starts to wind down and their chase for a playoff spot gets more heated.

Other than Anthony Davis, they only have Wenyen Gabriel, who is 6-foot-9 and 205 pounds, Rui Hachimura at 6-foot-8 and 230 pounds and Jarred Vanderbilt at a lean 6-foot-8 and 214 pounds to play center. Obviously, Gabriel, Hachimura and Vanderbilt should never be playing the position.

On Monday, the Lakers reportedly brought in Tristan Thompson and Tony Bradley for a workout in order to see if either of them has what it takes to plug their hole at the backup 5 spot.

Sham Charania reported that Thompson “was in good shape” during the session (h/t Silver Screen and Roll).