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Los Angeles Lakers: Why LA is the perfect team to play positionless

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 04: Brandon Ingram #14 steels the inbound ball from Cameron Reynolds #13 of the Sacramento Kings as rest of his teammates cheer on at end of the game at Staples Center on October 4, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 04: Brandon Ingram #14 steels the inbound ball from Cameron Reynolds #13 of the Sacramento Kings as rest of his teammates cheer on at end of the game at Staples Center on October 4, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /
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1. The Los Angeles Lakers have multiple guys that can run the offense

Most teams look to get at least one primary ball handler that can play create opportunities for his teammates as well as hold their own; think of Ben Simmons and Ricky Rubio as guys that thrive as distributing the basketball.

Not only do the Los Angeles Lakers have that heading into next season, but the Lakers also have several guys that can fit the billing, something that no other team in the NBA can really say they have.

The Lakers have the nasty three-headed dragon of LeBron James, Rajon Rondo and Lonzo Ball that will mostly be taking the ball up the court and running the offense.

James is obviously a superstar and thrives at nearly everything on the basketball court. One of his best traits is his passing IQ and ability to open up space on the floor for his teammates as well as find them fairly frequently.

Ball is a different kind of distributor. Although he has an extreme passing IQ for his age, he does not really demand the ball as much to find these lanes. Ball is a great up-tempo guard and creates a ripple effect on the offense even when he is not logging an assist in the score book.

His style of play is similar to Rajon Rondo, who will serve the same role as Ball just off the bench for most of the year in the second unit.

It is not just these three guys, though. Brandon Ingram has shown the ability to play point forward and would thrive in that role with LeBron James to lean on. Then there is Josh Hart, who is a great combo guard that could fill in some time as the second team’s point guard to provide a different look.

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