All indications are that the Lakers will open the season with 15 players, the maximum allowed by the NBA.
Early in training camp, the Lakers considered carrying 13 players, which would have given the team flexibility to pick up another player or two during the regular season.
But now it appears, based on their play in training camp, that backup center DJ Mbenga has earned a roster spot and that rookie guard Joe Crawford will get the nod over Coby Karl, who made the team last season as an undrafted rookie free agent.
Lakers probably starting with 15, mbenga/crawford last in?
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Lakers probably starting with 15, mbenga/crawford last in?
http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketbal ... 8244.story
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Re: Lakers probably starting with 15, mbenga/crawford last in?
so..
Fisher/Farmar/Sun?
Kobe/Sasha/Crawford
Lamar/Ariza/Luke/Radman
Pau/Powell
Bynum/Mihm/Mbenga
So Sun and Crawford are in and Karl is out?
Fisher/Farmar/Sun?
Kobe/Sasha/Crawford
Lamar/Ariza/Luke/Radman
Pau/Powell
Bynum/Mihm/Mbenga
So Sun and Crawford are in and Karl is out?
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Re: Lakers probably starting with 15, mbenga/crawford last in?
Coby Karl can just chill in the d-league until after trades/cuts thin out the roster.
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Re: Lakers probably starting with 15, mbenga/crawford last in?
How bout CJ Giles? He played pretty well I heard
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Re: Lakers probably starting with 15, mbenga/crawford last in?
Asianiac_24 wrote:How bout CJ Giles? He played pretty well I heard
so did the guy who schooled Devin Harris but he isn't making the team either