Buha noted why Bryant is the best front court fit alongside Anthony Davis considering AD’s preference to playing the bulk of his regular season minutes at power forward.<\/p>\n
\n“If the Lakers want Davis to remain at power forward, Bryant is the only realistic option to start alongside him. Bryant shot 41.1 percent on two attempts per game from 2019 to 2021. That\u2019s a small sample of seasons and low volume (46 of 112), but it at least indicates he has spacing potential.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
However the Lakers starting five shakes out, fans will be happy to see considerably younger role players on the floor as opposed to the ancient veteran roster the team deployed last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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