The Los Angeles Lakers will enter the bubble in Orlando a bit shorthanded as Avery Bradley notified the team that he will be sitting out the NBA restart in order to tend to his family and focus on addressing the social issues facing the Black community.
Bradley’s loss hurts the Lakers’ depth and guard rotation, but players like Alex Caruso and Dion Waiters will be available to help fill in the gaps. Caruso should be able to pick up the defensive slack while Waiters will need to be a spark plug off the bench to help replace some of Bradley’s offensive production.