NBA Notes: Lakers, roster, Hornets, Jeff Peterson, Hawks, Tim Bontemps

Lakers The Lakers may have done the bulk of their offseason shopping last week, but don’t expect them to be finished. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Los Angeles still views the back end of its roster as “critical” heading into next season. The Lakers currently have at least one roster spot available after adding Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Collin Sexton, and that number could grow if more trades are completed. The comments only add to the belief that the Lakers are still exploring additional moves, with free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga continuing to be linked to…