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Most Important Lakers Positional Battles To Watch This Preseason

The reigning Summer League champions will have their work cut out for them as they attempt to integrate a host of new players into their system.

Head coach Luke Walton will have some difficult decisions to make with a roster that is full of interesting pieces. One thing that Walton well have the benefit of is a lot of versatility on his roster.

Let’s dig into some of the positional battles that we should see play out in the preseason.

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Tyler Ennis vs Josh Hart (with an assist from Jordan Clarkson)

Clearly, the Lakers starting backcourt is the pairing of Lonzo Ball and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, whose skill sets mesh well on paper.