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Should this be the new starting 5/bench?



– Lebron (PG)
– AD (C)
– Austin Reaves (SG)
– Rui (PF)
– Taurean Prince (SF)
– DLO (PG)
– Christian Wood (C)
– Max Christie (SG)
– Jarred Vanderbilt (PF)
– Cam Reddish (SF)

by gbcolor2024

33 Comments

  1. CutLonzosHair2017

    Lets go back to the lineup that got us to the WCF. We haven’t seen it at all.

  2. Temporary_Manager_

    I would replace Rui with Vando. We need his defense, and there is enough offense with Austin on the floor

  3. Theoneandonlylog

    No. Cam and vando shouldn’t be in the same lineup and reaves and dlo shouldn’t be in the same lineup

  4. blacPanther55

    Reaves and Prince are liabilities. Reaves should continue to come off of the bench. honestly so should Prince.

    Bron

    Cam

    Rui

    Vando

    AD

    ​

    Should be the lineup

  5. carlonia

    Offensively that’s probably one of our best lineups but people keep forgetting that we need a POA defender. Is Prince guarding the opponents best player or Reaves? Starting Vando, Cam or even Max is a necessary evil.

  6. I like reaves off the bench more than dlo. Dlo does help us get into sets quicker

  7. TorontoRaptors34

    Technically 9 man rotation cuz imo why do they bench Bron and AD at the same time

  8. flowermoon24

    yep wood over hayes, dont wanna see mr 6 11 for no reason out there unless its garbage time

  9. thesonicvision

    Reaves should continue to come off the bench as he plays well off the bench and we need offense when the starters are out.

  10. TheTruth069

    You need Reeves to play with the second unit. He’s the only guy that can create his own shot and get to the free throw

  11. Ok-Kaleidoscope-7320

    Except Bench LeBron because he’s been sh*t

  12. PM_ME_ASSES

    Bro just wanted to sneak in the rui pic 😂

  13. JournalistKey4544

    I trust rui and reaves offense enough to put vando in the starting lineup for prince

  14. Stebsy1234

    Nah having both Vando and Redish coming off the bench means our two best point of attack defenders are competing for bench minutes and means they will most likely be playing minutes together which will really harm our offence. Vando needs to start imo.

  15. Durandau

    Starting lineup looks really good. But would switch out Rui for Vando.

    Lebron ad reaves Vando Prince is a really good starting 5 man

  16. beasttyme

    No. Keep Reaves where he is. He’s the one piece that doesn’t need reworking.

    When will we learn, Wood is a 4?

    The Lakers are still in experimental stage. Ham needs to understand this. I like that he was more experimental tosay against this team. Mainly he needs to continue experimenting with the front court to see strengths, how to utilize the players best, how to manage Davis minutes and who may need to be traded during the deadline.

    I prefer starting Wood at 4.

    I like dlo coming off the bench.

    Christie needs to play. Hayes/ Castleton are the back up 5.

    Hayes is decent with Lebron. I would experiment Davis and Hayes together. I
    Also, Hayes & Wood together with Lebron.

  17. PrestigiousCountry51

    I’d switch cam and Prince but I like this 10 man rotation.

    Just needs more offense on the second unit and more high level defense on the starting squad for balance.

  18. dawgybone

    Damn you have a common sense lineup somebody hire this man!

  19. coachwyers

    If Lakers were completely healthy their best lineups would be:

    Starters- AD, Rui, Lebron, Reaves, Vincent

    Backups- Wood, Vanderbilt, Prince, Reddish, DLO

  20. elitejesse84

    I’m on board with starting last seasons WCF team. Rui can share minutes with Vando and LeBron , Wood hopefully gives us 10 minutes so AD can sit , Prince can get 20 minutes or so to back up DLo and AR and see if Vincent can come back this season.

  21. Nijee302

    Lebron is going to be playing Point Guard until Trade Deadline so I would do Lebron, Prince, Rui, Vando, AD.

  22. marathonwater

    We need Vando. Dude is our engine when we’re not scoring. I don’t care if our PPG goes down but he needs to be on the floor 25-30 mpg a night

  23. an4lf15ter

    No it shouldn’t. I’d like to see Reaves DLo Vando Bron AD

  24. TheMuffingtonPost

    I think Vando needs to start, his job is to guard the other team’s best player. If he’s coming off the bench, his defense just isn’t as valuable, so what place would he even have on the team?

  25. ProfessorTicklebutts

    Can we try our starting line up from the last part of last season? One time? It really fucking worked then. Dlo/AR/Vando/Lebron/AD. Jesus fuck just once.

  26. Apex-city

    Reaves and Dlo provide such a offensive spark off the bench

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