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What if Small Ball Is (Still) the Best Lineup for the Lakers?
The Lakers leaned hard into small ball lineups last year, and with some success... until the playoffs rolled around and things got ugly.
This year, circumstances have made it hard to do much of anything consistently, but with Austin Reaves coming back soon, and Rui Hachimura rounding into form, could they be back in a similar situation? Per Trevor Lane on X, "Small sample size warning, BUT...Lakers are +28.8 per 100 in 255 poss with Rui Hachimura on the court without a center (Ayton/Hayes/Maxi). An ultra-switchy foundation featuring some combo of LeBron/Rui/Vando (call whoever you want the 5)…
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