After experimenting with numerous lineup configurations throughout the preseason, Darvin Ham will roll out a lineup of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley and Lonnie Walker IV in Tuesday’s Opening Night game for the Lakers against the Warriors.
While LeBron, AD and Russell Westbrook were the stalwarts of the starting lineup — when healthy — last season, the latter of those three was not a lock to retain his spot under a new regime. In fact, Westbrook was moved to the bench in the final match of the preseason, though that experiment was cut short due to a hamstring injury.