The Lakers didn’t have the type of offseason that most fans hoped for. Instead of getting one of the big stars in free agency, they added Carlos Boozer and Jeremy Lin, drafted Julius Randle and re-signed Nick Young and Jordan Hill. Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is returning from injury and is ready to work, so what will their starting lineup look like?
via ESPN:
The Los Angeles Lakers formally introduced Carlos Boozer to the local media on Friday and he’s thrilled to be with his new team. The Lakers were awarded Boozer as they put in the highest bid of $3,251,000 after the Chicago Bulls waived him via the amnesty provision.
“I was ecstatic and I was jumping up and down,” Boozer told the Los Angeles Times. “I went back out there and got two more hours in.”
According to Mike Bresnahan, the Lakers plan to have Boozer start at small forward. Boozer has always played at power forward, so this move will be interesting, especially on defense. Boozer is an average defender and as a result he sat in most of the fourth quarters with the Bulls last season.
The early projection has the following starting lineup for the Lakers:
PG: Steve Nash
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Carlos Boozer
PF: Julius Randle
C: Jordan Hill
