Oct. 27--LAKERS ROSTER
(statistics from 2014-15 season unless noted)
STARTERS
Pos -- Name: No.; Age; Years in league; PPG; RPG; APG;
PF -- Julius Randle: 30; 20; 2; 2.0; 0; 0;
Proved he could do some things in exhibition season.
SF -- Kobe Bryant: 24; 37; 20; 22.3; 5.7; 5.6;
Not much more to say beyond TWENTY YEARS.
PG -- D'Angelo Russell*: 1; 19; R; 19.3; 5.7; 5.0;
Not much more to say beyond 19 YEARS (OLD).
SG -- Jordan Clarkson: 6; 23; 2; 11.9; 3.2; 3.5;
Best player on the Lakers might be this no-nonsense guard.
C -- Roy Hibbert: 17; 28; 8; 10.6; 7.1; 1.1;
Trying to reclaim game after leaving Indy in a hurry.
RESERVES
Guards:
Lou Williams: 23; 29; 11; 15.5; 1.9; 2.1
NBA's top sixth man last year will be, yes, Lakers' sixth man.
Marcelo Huertas**: 9; 32; R; 8.0; 2.3, 4.4;
Top surprise of Lakers' exhibition season. Can he keep it up?
Forwards:
Nick Young: 0; 30; 9; 13.4; 2.3; 1.0;
Hoping not to be derailed again by a Swaggy knee.
Brandon Bass: 2; 30; 11; 10.6; 4.9; 1.3;
Seven points and six rebounds a game sounds about right.
Ryan Kelly: 4; 24; 3; 6.4; 2.8; 1.8;
Needs to be more than a three-point shooter.
Larry Nance Jr.***: 7; 22; R; 16.1; 7.2; 2.5;
Can jump and jump but can he shoot and score?
Anthony Brown****: 3; 23; R; 14.8; 6.9; 2.5;
Second-round pick can play some defense.
Metta World Peace*****: 37; 35; 16; 4.8; 2.0; 0.6;
Super chatty MWP is a reporter's MVP.
Centers:
Tarik Black: 28; 23; 2; 6.0; 5.8; 0.7;
Undersized but energetic; please pronounce his name "TAR-ick."
Robert Sacre: 50; 26; 4; 4.6; 3.5; 0.8;
Happy to be here after beating out Robert Upshaw for No. 3 center.
*stats from Ohio State
**stats from FC Barcelona
***stats from Wyoming
****stats from Stanford
*****stats from 2013-14 season
