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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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Michael Beasley: 10 minutes

This is where we really get to the small side of the minutes the Los Angeles Lakers can give. Entering these final three players, which gives the Lakers an 11-man rotation, we have about 26 minutes to give (calculating that the bench would be alotted about 100 minutes).

Coming in as the ninth-man for the Los Angeles Lakers is Michael Beasley, who really could have a bigger role on the team if it were not for Kyle Kuzma. Beasley still has a ton to offer off the bench as an NBA player and will be limited this season with Kuzma understandably getting the bulk of the minutes as the second forward.

Beasley is going to have a similar role as Kuzma and can play anywhere from small forward to center. He will likely come in at center more often than not when Kuzma is at the four and LeBron is at the three. When LeBron is out and Brandon Ingram is in, Beasley will get some time over Kuzma and some time with Kuzma as the center.

It is really hard to label exactly what Beasley and Kuzma will do off the bench as the Lakers are going to play such a positionless style of basketball this season. Neither Kuzma nor Beasley are traditional centers yet will have to fill into that role next season.

Expect some big shots from Beasley and a handful of nice moments this season. He won’t have the workload to give much more than that.

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