Buha floats Cisse as Lakers' backup center fallback

Lakers insider Jovan Buha named Dallas center Moussa Cisse as a name worth watching if the Mavericks ever make him available. Cisse's salary became fully guaranteed October 1, but Dwight Powell's strong preseason has complicated Dallas' frontcourt plans.

Buha said he'd take Cisse on a standard deal or two-way 'in a heartbeat,' though any move would require Dallas to waive him first. NBA insider Marc Stein has also floated the idea of a Cisse release, but nothing suggests Dallas has decided anything yet.

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