当洛杉矶湖人队在2021-22赛季开始迎战金州勇士队时，我们肯定知道他们的三名先发球员。我可以稳妥地报告说，勒布朗·詹姆斯、安东尼·戴维斯和拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克将在10月19日听到Lawrence Tanter在斯台普斯球馆的名字。然而，谁将占据弗兰克·沃格尔首发阵容的最后两个位置是湖人在休赛期彻底改组阵容后必须回答的问题之一。
除了拉詹·隆多，我们可以为湖人队在八月份获得的每一名球员提供首发机会。塔伦·霍顿·塔克可能成为球队的第四名最佳球员。肯德里克·纳恩是唯一一个收入超过退伍军人最低工资的球员，他可以担任任何一个后卫。马利克·蒙克和韦恩·艾灵顿是仅次于韦斯特布鲁克的最佳间距选择。
在前场，德怀特·霍华德是战胜马克·加索尔的可行选择。甚至有可能是肯特-巴泽莫尔、卡梅罗·安东尼或特雷沃·阿里扎的开局，这取决于他们在训练营和季前赛的表现如何，B）勒布朗和阿德在常规赛中经常滑到4和5。正如他们所说，可能性是无穷的。
我是这样看待它的：
湖人应该，也将会，首发埃灵顿。他正在经历他职业生涯中最好的三分球季，这是他职业生涯中最出色的三分球季。他的精英离球动作将在比赛中最差的离球手之一韦斯特布鲁克旁边派上用场。在他的介绍性新闻发布会上，艾灵顿告诉记者他的运动如何能为“下坡的人”开辟道路
-迈克尔·科沃2021年8月6日
在中锋，我认为沃格尔将从加索尔开始，如果他在合同的最后一个赛季因为三个主要原因回来的话：连续性、球的移动和投篮。
根据我的几何学计算，加索尔的5号阵容比霍华德的好得多马刺赛事推荐。大个子西班牙队上赛季投篮命中率高达40%，他的传球智商与詹姆斯的一贯指挥能力相结合，堪称绝妙。在戴维斯在情人节受伤之前，湖人队在本赛季的前28场比赛中以22-6领先——所有这些都是加索尔的首发。总的来说，在2020-21年间，他们三人的阵容净评级为13.4。
-ESPN上的NBA 2020年12月14日
更不用说：加索尔上赛季打得很好。加索尔显然对球队决定签下安德烈·德拉蒙德并保证他首发感到恼火，他提高了自己的产量，成为球队最好的中锋。在四月份，他场均得到8.0分和5.1个篮板，三连胜中有近65%的进球。
从卡鲁索上移屏幕得到一个开关，勒布朗可以攻击W/O Ayton在任何位置，以帮助在边缘。
洛杉矶队在加索尔第四季度的12场比赛中得了18分。1.5分/占有！！pic.twitter.com/VzNkB4JfLe
-克兰吉斯篮球俱乐部2021年5月31日
在霍华德为湖人队的最后一轮比赛中，在2019-20赛季，沃格尔在常规赛中只让他首发两次，然后是最后八场季后赛中的七场。不过，在他职业生涯的这个阶段，霍华德最有价值的是作为第二个单位的防守火花塞，就像他在2020-21赛季为费城76人队所做的那样。他可能比加索尔更具有强大的体能、防守能力和控球能力，但除了詹姆斯、戴维斯和韦斯特布鲁克之外，保罗的弟弟更适合他。
拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克，Wayne Ellington，勒布朗·詹姆斯，安东尼·戴维斯，马克·加索尔。湖人队第五名？
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Projecting the Lakers 2021-22 starting lineup
原文：
We definitively know three of the starters for the Los Angeles Lakers when they open their 2021-22 season against the Golden State Warriors. I can safely report that LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook will hear their names called by Lawrence Tanter at Staples Center on Oct. 19. However, who will occupy the final two spots in Frank Vogel’s starting lineup is one of the many questions the Lakers have to answer after completely overhauling their roster this offseason.
Other than Rajon Rondo, one could make a case for starting every player the Lakers have acquired in August. Talen Horton-Tucker may emerge as the team’s fourth-best player . Kendrick Nunn was the lone addition who will make more than the veterans minimum and can play either guard spot. Malik Monk and Wayne Ellington are the best spacing options next to Westbrook.
In the frontcourt, Dwight Howard is a viable option over Marc Gasol. There could even be an opening for Kent Bazemore, Carmelo Anthony, or Trevor Ariza depending on a) how well they play in training camp and preseason, and b) how often LeBron and AD commit to sliding to the 4 and 5 during the regular season. The possibilities, as they say, are endless.
Here’s how I see it shaking out:
The Lakers should, and will, start Ellington. He’s coming off his best three-point shooting season in a career full of excellent three-point shooting seasons. His elite off-ball movement will come in handy next to Westbrook — one of the game’s worst off-ball movers. At his introductory press conference, Ellington told ClutchPoints how his movement can open up lanes “for guys to get downhill.”
— michael corvo August 6, 2021
At center, I think Vogel will begin with Gasol, should he return for the final season of his contract for three primary reasons: continuity, ball movement, and shooting.
According to my geometric calculations, a lineup with Gasol at the 5 offers dramatically better spacing than one with Howard. Big Spain shot 40% from deep last season, and his passing IQ can be splendid when blended with James’ all-time orchestration. The Lakers went 22-6 in the first 28 games of the season before Davis got hurt on Valentine’s Day — all of which Gasol started. Overall, lineups with the three of them had a 13.4 net rating in 2020-21.
— NBA on ESPN December 14, 2020
Not to mention: Gasol played excellent basketball down the stretch last season. Clearly irked by the organization’s decision to sign Andre Drummond and guarantee him the starting job, Gasol increased his production and was the team’s best center. In the month of April, he averaged 8.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game and made nearly 65% of his triples.
Step up screen from Caruso gets a switch, which LeBron can attack w/o Ayton in any position to help at the rim.
LA scored 18 points in the 12 Q4 possessions of Bron-Gasol time. 1.5 points/possession!! pic.twitter.com/VzNkB4JfLe
— Cranjis McBasketball May 31, 2021
In Howard’s last go-round for the Lakers, in 2019-20, Vogel started him just twice in the regular season, then seven of the last eight playoff games. At this stage of his career, though, Howard is most valuable as a defensive spark-plug with a second unit, as he was for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2020-21 . He may be more of an imposing physical, defensive and pick-and-roll force than Gasol, but next to James, Davis, and Westbrook, Pau’s younger bro is a more ideal fit.
So, there you have it: Russell Westbrook, Wayne Ellington, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Marc Gasol. Lakers in 5?
