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In only 10 minutes of playing time, Jarred Vanderbilt is already +44 ahead of Kevon Looney on the court this season Looney -29 in 29 mins Vando +15 in 10 mins Yea… let’s keep the rotation that way JJ

Vando in to play the 5 right now in place of Looney. Good 1st step JJ

Meet the Lakers new addition Lawson Lovering Has only played in 2 NBA games so far (25-26) but he looked good. He had an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double with the Grizzlies. - Good passing big (2.7 APG in sr year of college) - Solid shot blocker (4.6% blk rate in G League) - Decent athleticism for size (can be a lob threat) Literally can't be worse than Kevon Looney. Really hoping Redick gives him a shot after learning the playbook. Full breakdown here - youtube.com/watch?v=gTj9F3S2…

Very jealous of the Blazers having Rob Williams as a backup center

Nice off ball movement from Collin Sexton. Luka finds him on back to back baseline cuts

Lakers are now a -28 in Kevon Looney’s 28 minutes played this season Dropping 1 point per minute with him on the court

Per usual, the Lakers have been a net negative in Looney’s time on the court -7 in only 5 minutes and now are down 49-48

Nvm we got Looney 2Q mins instead 🙃

No Kevon Looney minutes here in the 1Q. Mamu is playing the 5 and Laravia is at the 4

Ziaire has two assists and two steals in the first 5 minutes of this game. He’s been so good to start this season

AD has been better at center for years now, people have just been fooled by his own agenda to play PF

Lakers have gotten off to a hot start shooting the ball They rank 1st in FG% (54.5%), 2nd in 3PT% (42.1%), and 1st in TS% (68.2%) Kessler leads the team in FG% (go figure) at 82.1% while Reaves leads the team from 3 at 61.5% Small sample but great start!

Lakers grades through 3-0 start: Reaves: A+ Kessler: A+ Thybulle: A+ Ziaire: A+ Luka: A- Mamu: A- Grimes: A- Laravia: A- Sexton: B Looney: D- Feels wrong to be giving nearly all A's, but they've been that good. My only complaints would be a few too many turnovers, some rebounding issues, along with Looney being a poor backup center. Lakers have: - 8 different guys shooting >37% from 3 (8 of their 10 rotation players) - 7 averaging at least 1 SPG - 8 with a positive +/- rating (only Looney/Sexton are a negative in the rotation)

Lakers game tipping off tomorrow night at 11pm for East Coast fans on a weekday is BRUTAL

Might be time for Redick to pull the plug on Looney and try out Vando instead It'll be "small ball" but Vando and Mamu together should be more competent defensively than Looney out there. Mamu also mitigates the shooting issue with Vando. Full breakdown here - youtube.com/watch?v=El7ULLHV…

Kevon Looney is now a -21 in 23 minutes played this season despite the Lakers being 3-0 Yikes

Thybulle has been insane in the 3Q 2 made 3s and 3 steals in less than 5 minutes

The biggest problem with the Kevon Looney minutes is that if the starting lineup has a bad start, the bench lineup with Looney just digs them into a deeper hole. Then they have to spend the entire 2Q battling back

Jake Laravia and Collin Sexton have brought great energy off the bench to give the Lakers a spark here finally

The amount of value the Lakers are getting with Thybulle and Ziaire on minimum deals is crazy