The point guard position will be a focal point for the Los Angeles Lakers.
If picking D’Angelo Russell with the second overall selection in the NBA Draft over center Jahlil Okafor didn’t tip you off, there are other indicators. Their biggest signing this offseason was a point guard, albeit a scoring one, in Lou Williams.
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The team’s best player last season, Jordan Clarkson, should team with Russell in the backcourt, providing the Lakers with a potentially potent one-two punch of capable point guards in the starting lineup. Heck, the head coach was even a point guard, albeit briefly.
The Lakers have wanted to improve at the position for quite some time. Ramon Sessions, Steve Nash, and Jeremy Lin are all players they’ve tried, but with very limited success. Now, it’s clear that the future of the franchise is invested in producing a top flight player distributing the ball.
Depth will be a key factor for the Lakers as well. The last few seasons the team has been decimated by injuries and hurt by lack of talent; years that saw Ronnie Price and Jordan Farmar emerge as starting candidates for the club. With the players previewed in this piece, the team hopes to be moving in a more comfortable direction.
As we look forward to training camp, the preseason, and the highly anticipated regular season, what should we expect from Lakers’ point guards?
Let’s start with franchise centerpiece D’Angelo Russell:
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