Right now, Dennis Schroder has been ample minutes but once Austin Reaves is fully healthy he should get more minutes off the bench than Schroder. Malik Beasley makes the most sense to be the team’s traditional sixth man as he offers a shooting presence in the backcourt that is going to be beneficial to the offense. This is likely how the minutes shake out on the Los Angeles Lakers after the Russell trade. Lakers projected rotation and depth chart (updated): This shakes up the rest of the rotation as well as several players from the depth chart have been traded. For that reason, Davis slots in as the “starting center” while Hachimura is considered the starting power forward. Both Russell and Beverley are traditional point guards but Reaves has played more two-guard this season and would slot in next to Russell.Īnthony Davis is also a traditional power forward but the team has been starting Rui Hachimura in place of Thomas Bryant. The players in the starting lineup are not exact fits for the positions but the game of basketball is positionless nowadays. Lakers projected starting lineup with D’Angelo Russell (updated): While the Lakers did not trade anyone from the starting lineup (with Westbrook being the sixth man and the other players traded being lesser role players), the starting lineup is still going to change with D’Angelo Russell in town. There are a lot of moving parts in the trade with the Lakers receiving D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota and the pair of Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz. Young and coach Byron Scott say they have patched things up.The Los Angeles Lakers made the trade that fans have been waiting months for on Wednesday, shipping Russell Westbrook out of town in a three-team trade with the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves. World Peace has plenty of defense, wisdom and laughs to share. But he has changed plenty in the past decade. The idea of the former Ron Artest mentoring younger players would seem as far fetched as World Peace. N/A played last season for Pallacanestro Cantù in Italy (Lega Basket Serie A) and the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association 37 Metta World Peace, small forward/power forward, 15th year Unlike Nick Young, Williams will do it without casting attention on himself. Like Nick Young, Williams will go on high-shooting binges. Sacre has become the second-longest tenured Laker on this roster by keeping the locker room loose and providing decent hustle for a backup center. will climb up the Lakers’ depth chart perhaps as high as one of his earth-shattering dunks. 7 Larry Nance Jr., power forward, rookieġ6.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.2 blocks, 1.2 steals his senior season at Wyoming But can Kelly overcome the logjam at the power forward position? Kelly will no longer feel in purgatory playing small forward.
His art of passing can overcome any cultural barrier. His extensive international experience has not gotten lost in translation. But Brown is a rookie so some assembly might be required.Ĩ.0 ppg, 4.3 apg with FC Barcelona in Spain What can Brown do for you? Defense, athleticism and some outside shooting. But will he fully take advantage of it with a more developed game?ġ4.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.5 apg his redshirt season at Stanford Tarik Black, power forward/center, second yearīlack always remains thankful for the opportunity.
Bass will provide a comforting presence with defense, rebounding and hustle. Bad news: Hibbert is one man and cannot cover for all the Lakers’ defensive miscues.Įvery game will be the same.
Good news: Hibbert will drastically provide the Lakers with the rim protecting they sorely lacked last season. But Randle seems to be just scratching the surface. Heres a look at the Lakers updated depth chart following this weeks wheeling and dealing: PG: DAngelo Russell, Dennis Schroder SG: Malik Beasley, Austin Reaves, Max Christie, Lonnie. Randle filled the preseason highlight reels with powerful dunks, crafty playmaking, well-timed hook shots and a bulldozing presence. 30 Julius Randle, power forward, second year Bryant will lay everything on the line in perhaps his final season, for better and for worse.
24 Kobe Bryant, small forward, 20th yearīryant faces two seemingly insurmountable challenges this season.
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