Lakers have so many good players you would think they'd be on PHI level. Kuzma, Ingram, KCP, Clarkson, Randle, Lopez, Deng, Nance, and Brewer. Anyone of these guys except for maybe 2 could start for any other team. If I'm Luke I'm starting: - Ball/ Clarkson - Ingram/KCP - Kuzma - Nance/ Deng - Lopez/ Randle
Oh I agree, but I was just thinking of reasons why the Lakers would do this. And this is the only one I can think of.
"Anyone of these guys except for maybe 2 could start for any other team." Yup, you said it right here. "Any other team". Not ONE of those guys "could" start on the Rockets.
Most coaches would give the starting job back to the guy who comes back from injury and give the players a chance to compete for the job. I remember Adelman gave Brooks the job back when we all thought Lowry had earned the starting job.