Now that the Lakers roster is, basically, complete we’re going to start a short series of posts taking a look at a specific part of the team from an angle we find interesting. Next up, we look at the guards.
When the Lakers traded away Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and Brandon Ingram, they let go of three players who not only played most of their minutes in the Lakers backcourt last season (and would have projected to do the same this upcoming season), but they got rid of key defenders who offered versatility to guard up or down a position in conventional and switch schemes from the guard position.