Who Should Be the Fifth Starter for the Lakers? Williams? Mamukelashvili? LaRavia? Thiero?

Four spots in the starting lineup for the Lakers seem pretty settled. Obvously starting with Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler, and from there Quentin Grimes seems like a pretty safe bet. 

But what about that fifth guy? 

The hole comes at forward, but because Luka performs as a point guard offensively but absolutely doesn't on the other end, so what the Lakers really need is someone who can defend a few positions, allowing them to lighten Luka's load on that side as much as possible. Could that be Adou Thiero? Or is he too raw after playing so little as a rookie? How about Jake LaRavia? Underwhelming as an option, no question, but also perhaps the easiest answer if the goal is to have a starter-in-name-only type setup. What about Mamu? The Lakers invested a lot of money in him. And while he was a later add and is only on a minimum deal, Ziaire Williams makes a lot of sense, too. 

So much depends on what JJ Redick and the coaching staff decide they want to do schematically, especially on defense. 

We break down the options.

 

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky 

 

SEGMENT 1: The Lakers need a fifth starter. 

 

SEGMENT 2:  Who makes the most sense? 

 

SEGMENT 3: Is Ziaire Williams worth an extended look? 

 

Photo Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images

 

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