With LeBron and AD, you always have a shot. So it's a wait-and-see proposition in Los Angeles. And the Lakers team that won the title two seasons ago had a roster that raised some eyebrows initially too. Granted, if the Westbrook experiment goes well, the rest of the pieces behind the team's Big Three may not matter as much. There are no two ways about it-this is kind of a strange roster. If Monk and Anthony are leading the second unit, the Lakers at least will be able to score when the top guns are resting.
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2023 NBA Playoffs, 2022 NBA Playoffs, 2021 NBA Playoffs, 2020 NBA Playoffs, 2019 NBA Playoffs, 2018 NBA Playoffs, 2017 NBA Playoffs, Playoffs Series History. Will Horton-Tucker be back, or will he get a big offer the Lakers can't realistically match? How much do players like Ariza and Bazemore have left in the tank on the wing?Īnthony is a great pickup as a backup power forward who can get buckets for the bench unit, especially since he's expanded his range to incorporate more three-point shooting into his repertoire (40.9 percent from deep last year). Checkout the latest Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats for 2019-20 on. It's a sacrifice AD may ultimately have to make, as he's done in postseasons past.Įllington and Monk are good fits for their shooting, but both raise major questions given their defensive deficiencies. Still, a starting lineup featuring both Howard and Westbrook would destroy any spacing. But he's been hesitant to do that in the past, given the wear-and-tear the center position takes. The spacing would be helped if Davis was willing to be a full-time center. How will he adjust to playing off the ball at times when James initiates the offense? And what kind of floor spacing will the team have with Westbrook's poor three-point shooting (31.5 percent from beyond the arc last season)? Westbrook has been tasked with most of his team's ball-handling duties for nearly all of his career. The overall talent may be impressive, but the fit remains questionable. There are a lot of questions for this Lakers team. SF: LeBron James / Talen Horton-Tucker / Trevor Ariza / Kent Bazemore / Alfonzo McKinnie.SG: Wayne Ellington / Malik Monk / Austin Reaves / Joel Ayayi.Here's a look at what the Lakers' starting lineup and roster might look like heading into the 2021-22 season:
The Los Angeles Lakers remained busy on Tuesday as they build out a roster around James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook, signing Anthony and Malik Monk, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James-NBA teammates at last.
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