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Shooting Guard

Starter: D’Angelo Russell | Bench: Jordan Clarkson

Where the mystery really begins for the Lakers is their guard situation. Lou Williams is constantly being thrown around in trade conversations, but we won’t know his status until the Thursday deadline.

Let’s go with the assumption he is traded, as the Lakers are shopping their veterans and he would give them the biggest return. Now the Lakers are stuck in a predicament because that leaves Jordan Clarkson all alone with no other shooting guards.

Right? Wrong.

When D’Angelo Russell was being considered by scouts and teams prior to being selected second overall, there was disagreement on his true position. The question centered in this discussion was between his role as a point guard and shooting guard and which one was better for him.

As a point guard the last two seasons, he has shown plenty of promise and flash. Lakers fans everywhere loved what they saw from him during the summer, but because of injuries and sometimes off nights, that hasn’t all come with him thus far.

With the draft in mind and Lou Williams’ departure likely, one option for him is to remain a starter but transition to the two spot. Also, Jordan Clarkson has handled coming off the bench exceptionally well this season, whereas most other players would’ve complained or caused controversy.

This comes off as the fact that Clarkson knows he is part of the team, not the only member. Sometimes it takes sacrifice to win big and he seems to truly understand that.

Given Clarkson’s explosion this year as a non-starter, it’s hard to argue that they wouldn’t at least consider doing this.