Training camp will usher in both new and familiar faces for the Los Angeles Lakers, including Byron Scott who starts a fresh chapter with a team that he won three championships with a generation ago.
As head coach, Scott will have plenty on his plate, including the task of choosing his starting players.
The newest sideline leader won’t have it all sorted out for months to come. But that never stopped the tradition of predictions. And while there will be different rotations and changes along the way, the following lineup offers a realistic best-case scenario for the season on the whole.
Point guard: Jeremy Lin
One of the arguments that can be made for starting Steve Nash is that it’s easier on his 40-year-old body to play at the beginning of the game and the start of the second half, when he’s loosened up.
But, there’s a larger argument about what’s best for the team. Nash could certainly start with Jeremy Lin playing major minutes off the bench. But the vagaries of age and chronic injuries are what they are. Nash simply can’t be cou ...
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