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Los Angeles Lakers: How LA should divide minutes on the bench

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 04: Rajon Rondo #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates after they defeated the Sacramento Kings 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: Rajon Rondo #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates after they defeated the Sacramento Kings 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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The Los Angeles Lakers made sure that the team would be deep off the bench and have limited minutes to split up between various bench players.

The Los Angeles Lakers were not done after signing LeBron James to a four-year, $154 million contract. After missing out on signing Paul George and trading for Kawhi Leonard, the Lakers decided to use the remaining cap space on various different one-year contracts with several veterans.

This was the best move the Lakers could have made after striking out on a second star. Not only does this ensure that the roster is deep enough to compete, it keeps the team flexible next summer to take another shot at bringing in a superstar.

Plus, with such a young core around LeBron James, it is nice to have other veterans that the Lakers can lean on to bring much-needed wisdom to the inexperienced players.

With all of these new guys on the roster, head coach Luke Walton has to find a way to work everyone into the rotation. These things will begin to iron themselves out as the season goes along. However, as it stands now, the Lakers have 12 or 13 guys that can make a case for getting decent minutes off the bench.

Trying to please everyone while putting the Lakers in the best position to win is no easy feat. Thus, we decided to help Luke Walton out and give our two cents in how we think he should split the minutes off the bench.

There are only 48 minutes in a basketball game, after all.

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