Relatively speaking, the Los Angeles Lakers have fared pretty well in their roster-rebuilding efforts.
With both eyes on the future and a mostly unwavering commitment to maintaining financial flexibility, the Lakers have limited their number of available avenues to external assistance. Backed into that corner, they've done a decent job of finding talent that mostly helps out now and won't cost much later.
The exception to that assessment is the small forward position. There, the Lakers are no better equipped than last season's 27-win outfit—and could be even worse.
If the 2014-15 campaign started today, gunner Nick Young could be in line for the starting gig. The 29-year-old returns to the Lakers with a new four-year, $21.5 million contract in hand, a deal he earned largely on the strength of his career-best 17.9 points-per-game scoring average.
Undoubtedly an explosive offensive weapon (career 18.5 points per 36 minutes, via Basketball-Reference.com), he might be a little too combustible for the team's still unnamed next coach. He's a gunner, but as his career .429/.377/.827 shooting slash s ...
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