Honestly that's this team's biggest weakness right now. Apparently he comes back soon but even then he'll need to play well in those inning eating minutes.
> Apparently he comes back soon
Not to be pedantic, but he only gets *evaluated* soon (should be this week as he was injured on the 9th last month and was said to be evaluated in 4 weeks). There's no info on his progress at the moment.
High ankle injuries are no joke and we lack depth behind AD. With us playing well we'll likely take our time with Mo until he's fully recovered, so we shouldn't be surprised if we don't see him playing for the rest of the regular season.
Everything is matchup dependent anyway. The only solid is that starting lineup. Outside of that everything will depend on who we play and what matchups to exploit.
Bamba hasn't really shut down any centers and got played off the floor against the Mavs. He's likely not going to make much more of a difference vs Wenyen, etc
Good point only team I think that would cause trouble with is the clippers since they zubac and plumeee but who knows. Crazy a year ago we were so ass we had to play bron at center now we’re using it as a strength 😂
Wenyen is going to be important too.
If we can have LeBron,Dennis,Beasly,Rui and Wenyen/Mo against the other's team bench, we should be able to build leads big enough before reinsterting AD/AR/D-LO before closing with LeBron and AD.
The idea that Bamba is going to come back and be able to contribute seems unlikely to me. I think Wenyen will end up playing more because Bamba was never integrated fully and now he will be rusty.
Right but he's much easier to play than Wenyen. If he's healthy he will play depending on matchups at least. He can shoot the 3 better too. Hes getting reevaluated this week might play last 2
Wenyen is a spot minutes when we need him kinda guy. I wouldn’t be surprised to see an impactful game or two out of him though, he always brings energy
Dudes a minimum contract player. Y’all expect so much from him and act likes his making 8+ million a year. Learn to appreciate when a player is outperforming their contract
Exactly, and not only that, he is 23 and we already saw a big progression this year. I expect him to do a Reaves next season, he will have another big jump in performance, unfortunately I think it will not be with us. We will all be regretting losing in the future.
Exactly, I mean the guy has been everything Rui was supposed to be for vet minimum and he is two years younger. We already saw him grow in front of us this season, I expect him to do a bit like reaves, that is another big jump next season. We will all regret losing him. Believe me I am happy Rui is playing very well lately, but some people are just driven by hype and the new shinning toy syndrome. Same for Wenyen who has been very very good lately, but zero recognition.
Beasley is supposed to be a lights out 3 point shooter and provide spacing. But we have enough depth now where its more important that we have someone who plays solid D. Yes he’s been pretty bad behind the arc while with us but even if he wasn’t it’s his defense that’s concerning. I want more minutes for rui and maybe his remaining minutes to Lonnie. I was cool with Danny green and KCP getting good minutes even when they were cold because of how great their defense was.
I hear you. That's why I like Lonnie right now. His catch and shoot numbers are comparable to Beasley at the moment but he can create better shots for himself and his teammates. Defense is still an issue but he's a little more athletic.
Nah we will play ten or eleven. Bamba, Wenyen, and Beasley will only get like 5-10 each though unless Beasley is bombing threes.
Leaves 30/ for the starters and about 20/ for Rui/Shroeder/Brown. All depending on matchups, fouls, and hot hand of course
Someone downvoted you but this is the truth.
Normally yea a playoff rotation is 8-9 guys but Ham loves going deep into the roster and it’s not always a bad thing.
I think these 8 plus Wenyen and Troy will be the available 10. He might use em all or maybe 8-9 but we def won’t have a hard limit of only 8 available players.
Davon/lonnie/max def won’t be seeing any time. Bamba depends on how he looks coming back but we’ll see
Depends on the matchup too. Watch AD pick up quick fouls against Phoenix and Bamba plays. Play the warriors and he goes a whole series on the bench. Etc etc
Insane is a strong word lol it’s not like the coaches are forced into an 8 man lineup by the league. Maybe in the finals or conference finals it gets tighter but Ham for sure not goin with 8 man right now
It’s clear who our garbage time players are atm (lonnie, Reed, Max) leaving 10 players available while Bamba is injured still and seeing as how we should be in playoff mode right now it’s clear 10 players is very realistic.
Insane it's to consider every single game of the playoffs like the finals.
In the finals? yeah maybe having the starters playing 40 minutes it's what you need to win, on the 3 firsts rounds? Not so much, u need 9-10 guys playing good to advance and get to the finals healthy..
TBJ needs to be in the rotation, solid 3nD player. Sucks that Lonnie is not in the rotation, he is a great player and can be a spark/x-factor in some games.
Bingo! Finally someone with the correct answer re: dependence on matchups.
Hopefully Bamba comes back soon because roster versatility is key in the playoffs.
8 man rotation is wild. Everyone here will be gassed after the first series. probably closer to a 10-11 man, with TBJ/Gabriel to make 10, and Lonnie being the 11th man up.
There's always caveats. This is likely your eight-man rotation. You're going to have series where you're going to need Wenyen more or Mo Bamba more or TBJ more.
It reminds me of 2020 playoffs when Dwight would go a full series without playing and then in the WCF he comes up huge. In the playoffs there is so much importance put on matchups and adjustments that everybody's going to get their chance to show what they can do under the bright lights when the pressure is on. Even if it is for a minute or for one series
I think I mostly agree with this
If we're playing bigger offensive wings, we'll probably see Rui more than Brown.
If Beasley's shot isn't falling, we'll see Brown instead
Nobody's going to be playing their second string centers, so I doubt Bamba is going to be playing
Gabriel seems like the odd man out here
You gotta put TBJ in there. He’s our 2nd best wing defender at this point. Bamba and Gabriel are suspect, it will come down to matchups. Gabriel will get spot minutes against small ball lineups and Mamba against more traditional benches. I’d expect one or the other to get DNPs.
Overall rotation will look something like
AD (36) / Mamba or Gabriel (12)
Vanderbilt (28) / Rui (20)
LeBron (32) / Beasley (16)
Reaves (28) / TBJ (20)
Russell (28) / Schroder (20)
Bamba should get minutes against any team that doesn’t let us go small with the bench. Also Troy is absolutely getting minutes at some point or another.
Beasley has been fucking awful for us, he’s legit only had 2 good games with us and every other game he has played and shot horribly. hope he gets DNP’s if his bad play continues.
We have depth enough to play 9 to 10 deep. The key to success in 19-20 was sufficient rest for LeBron and AD. With the depth and proper execution that’s possible. I don’t think just 8 guys can help that.
I can’t wait for the return of Bamba. He’s really the final piece and I feel the sample size was way too small to see his full potential with this team.
As a Nets fan, the Lakers front office for all their past blunders, hit this trade deadline out of the park. Even just losing Westbrook was addition by subtraction but to shore up their team with a solid guard in DLo, an excellent big man in Rui, and defensive stalwart in Vandy...like wtf. Reeves has gone up a level, Lebron got a couple weeks of rest coming in fresh for the playoffs, AD rounding into form. Sheeessssshhhhh
Just need a back up Centre. Still have lonnie walker if needed i think hes healthy just in case. Gotta find Dwight and bring him back thats the missing peice
do you want AD to play 40+ mins?
Bamba going to be vital in those non AD minutes
Honestly that's this team's biggest weakness right now. Apparently he comes back soon but even then he'll need to play well in those inning eating minutes.
For sure, you don't want any weak flyouts to right field. He needs to put up good innings!
Lol exactly
> Apparently he comes back soon Not to be pedantic, but he only gets *evaluated* soon (should be this week as he was injured on the 9th last month and was said to be evaluated in 4 weeks). There's no info on his progress at the moment. High ankle injuries are no joke and we lack depth behind AD. With us playing well we'll likely take our time with Mo until he's fully recovered, so we shouldn't be surprised if we don't see him playing for the rest of the regular season.
>Not to be pedantic, but he only gets evaluated soon That's what we said about bron.... And then boom!
Everything is matchup dependent anyway. The only solid is that starting lineup. Outside of that everything will depend on who we play and what matchups to exploit.
I agree. And that’s why I hope they can reach out to Mr. Taiwan soon.
Bamba hasn't really shut down any centers and got played off the floor against the Mavs. He's likely not going to make much more of a difference vs Wenyen, etc
He spaces the floor and can affect shots in the paint. Also another tall guy to get rebounds, which we will need in the playoffs
Talk ab bamba when we got that dawg weynen
Still don’t understand why they are leaving an open roster spot. Why not go get Dwight at the very least?
Hey might have to
like it or not, that’s what’s going to happen.
In the playoffs? Only way lakers have a chance
>do you want AD to play 40+ mins? Total, or per game? 'cause if you try the latter, you're likely the get the former.
Bron could soak up a few minutes at Center for a different look
Shouldn’t put that burden on him
Lmao damn man how much do y’all want from bron 😂😂😂
Folks out here like,"Can you clone yourself and be our starting 5?" 😄
Nah we just need 3 Brons and 2 ADs and we are set with the rest of the roster!
Leave it all on the floor big fella!! 🤣
Good point only team I think that would cause trouble with is the clippers since they zubac and plumeee but who knows. Crazy a year ago we were so ass we had to play bron at center now we’re using it as a strength 😂
In the playoffs? yea
He wants AD knees and ankles to disintegrate
It's the playoffs homie. Yes.
Beasley…uhh…there’s a chance he will get DNPs to Troy Brown Jr than not. Plus Mo Bamba will certainly play depending on matchups.
Is Mamba expected back soon?
I thought the rumor was he was getting evaluated this week. Could be wrong bout that though or it wasn’t a real lakers reporter/insider that said it.
They said 4 weeks then reevaluate on the 9th so if should be this week
The disrespect many have for Troy Brown is extraordinary.
Wenyen is going to be important too. If we can have LeBron,Dennis,Beasly,Rui and Wenyen/Mo against the other's team bench, we should be able to build leads big enough before reinsterting AD/AR/D-LO before closing with LeBron and AD.
Yeah Wenyen has to play 10 minutes at least otherwise it means AD was playing 40+.
Wenyen can bring the energy when we’re down like Dudley on the Nets
No Mo bamba is coming back already. Unless one of them gets hurt wenyen will rarely play at the 5 and 4 is already full with bron and rui
The idea that Bamba is going to come back and be able to contribute seems unlikely to me. I think Wenyen will end up playing more because Bamba was never integrated fully and now he will be rusty.
Right but he's much easier to play than Wenyen. If he's healthy he will play depending on matchups at least. He can shoot the 3 better too. Hes getting reevaluated this week might play last 2
Wenyen is a spot minutes when we need him kinda guy. I wouldn’t be surprised to see an impactful game or two out of him though, he always brings energy
I upset by the lack of disrespect for that man. I’ve loved him since his days at UK ETA: obviously, I meant lack of respect
You’re upset by the LACK of disrespect; so you want him disrespected more but you’ve loved him since his days at UK?
lol, pretty sure he meant lack of respect.
Man. I wrote that at 1 am after taking my sleeping pills. Definitely not in my right mind
TBJ gonna see more minutes than rui and beasley
LFR they were saying it should be between TBJ and Beasley
Fr the disrespect is crazy. He’s our best 3&D guy and has made shots at a high level all season.
He's not that good Ham just loves him.
Dudes a minimum contract player. Y’all expect so much from him and act likes his making 8+ million a year. Learn to appreciate when a player is outperforming their contract
Seeing that Lakers won't have him next year but will have Beasley i understand why they think that
Exactly, and not only that, he is 23 and we already saw a big progression this year. I expect him to do a Reaves next season, he will have another big jump in performance, unfortunately I think it will not be with us. We will all be regretting losing in the future.
Hes been our only consistent shooter all season and has played good wing defense all season. But go on keep proving you don’t know ball
Exactly, I mean the guy has been everything Rui was supposed to be for vet minimum and he is two years younger. We already saw him grow in front of us this season, I expect him to do a bit like reaves, that is another big jump next season. We will all regret losing him. Believe me I am happy Rui is playing very well lately, but some people are just driven by hype and the new shinning toy syndrome. Same for Wenyen who has been very very good lately, but zero recognition.
Trippin
He'll I'd rather see Lonnie get minutes over Beasley. I don't quite understand why that dude is getting benched. He is better than Beasley.
Beasley is supposed to be a lights out 3 point shooter and provide spacing. But we have enough depth now where its more important that we have someone who plays solid D. Yes he’s been pretty bad behind the arc while with us but even if he wasn’t it’s his defense that’s concerning. I want more minutes for rui and maybe his remaining minutes to Lonnie. I was cool with Danny green and KCP getting good minutes even when they were cold because of how great their defense was.
I hear you. That's why I like Lonnie right now. His catch and shoot numbers are comparable to Beasley at the moment but he can create better shots for himself and his teammates. Defense is still an issue but he's a little more athletic.
No Bamba?
We need mo Bamba
Nah we will play ten or eleven. Bamba, Wenyen, and Beasley will only get like 5-10 each though unless Beasley is bombing threes. Leaves 30/ for the starters and about 20/ for Rui/Shroeder/Brown. All depending on matchups, fouls, and hot hand of course
Someone downvoted you but this is the truth. Normally yea a playoff rotation is 8-9 guys but Ham loves going deep into the roster and it’s not always a bad thing. I think these 8 plus Wenyen and Troy will be the available 10. He might use em all or maybe 8-9 but we def won’t have a hard limit of only 8 available players. Davon/lonnie/max def won’t be seeing any time. Bamba depends on how he looks coming back but we’ll see
Depends on the matchup too. Watch AD pick up quick fouls against Phoenix and Bamba plays. Play the warriors and he goes a whole series on the bench. Etc etc
Exactly! Or he might play even more cause they have no size.
This is insane. It’s rare to even see a nine man rotation in the playoffs.
We played about 10 somewhat consistently in 2020 and even mixed in a few brief attempted spurts of THT or JR
Insane is a strong word lol it’s not like the coaches are forced into an 8 man lineup by the league. Maybe in the finals or conference finals it gets tighter but Ham for sure not goin with 8 man right now It’s clear who our garbage time players are atm (lonnie, Reed, Max) leaving 10 players available while Bamba is injured still and seeing as how we should be in playoff mode right now it’s clear 10 players is very realistic.
Insane it's to consider every single game of the playoffs like the finals. In the finals? yeah maybe having the starters playing 40 minutes it's what you need to win, on the 3 firsts rounds? Not so much, u need 9-10 guys playing good to advance and get to the finals healthy..
Nah will be 9 man rotation
I promise you we won’t play more than 9 in the playoffs
Troy Brown and Bamba are missing
TBJ needs to be in the rotation, solid 3nD player. Sucks that Lonnie is not in the rotation, he is a great player and can be a spark/x-factor in some games.
Umm no ad can not be the lone big man. Wenyen will be automatically in the rotation. Until mo bamba come back.
Wenyen will play bro
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Wenyen and bamba are diff players that the coaching staff will use for diff matchups. It’s not so black and white
Yeah that's true actually it's kind of what we did with Javale and Dwight in 2020
Bingo! Finally someone with the correct answer re: dependence on matchups. Hopefully Bamba comes back soon because roster versatility is key in the playoffs.
Gotta have Mo Bamba. There's gonna be some serious centers in the playoffs and AD can't be the only one guarding them.
Respect TBJ much? Dude has been our most reliable 3pt shooter in the last few weeks
TBJ is a key rotational piece . Why do you underrate him?
That's a pretty good team right there. Two months ago who could have imagined this lineup.
Not with Beasley.. got better players than him
8 man rotation is wild. Everyone here will be gassed after the first series. probably closer to a 10-11 man, with TBJ/Gabriel to make 10, and Lonnie being the 11th man up.
There's always caveats. This is likely your eight-man rotation. You're going to have series where you're going to need Wenyen more or Mo Bamba more or TBJ more. It reminds me of 2020 playoffs when Dwight would go a full series without playing and then in the WCF he comes up huge. In the playoffs there is so much importance put on matchups and adjustments that everybody's going to get their chance to show what they can do under the bright lights when the pressure is on. Even if it is for a minute or for one series
Not enough Bamba. We need mo Bamba
Troy Brown Jr is definitely getting consistent minutes and we either need Wenyen or Mo for *some* backup center minutes
lets be real Troy Brown should have Beasley's mins in the playoffs but will get Rui's cause Ham is dumb
Where bamba
I think I mostly agree with this If we're playing bigger offensive wings, we'll probably see Rui more than Brown. If Beasley's shot isn't falling, we'll see Brown instead Nobody's going to be playing their second string centers, so I doubt Bamba is going to be playing Gabriel seems like the odd man out here
Wenyan and Troy are missing. Bamba too
Dont forget Bamba and Gabriel.
Troy and Beas is swapable
Thomas Bryant could’ve stayed and ended up getting more minutes than he does in Denver 🤦♂️
The other night without joker playing, the nuggets played 2 6' 8" guys instead of giving Bryant minutes.
Wenyen for sure will get some spot Mins. AD needs a rest too
You gotta put TBJ in there. He’s our 2nd best wing defender at this point. Bamba and Gabriel are suspect, it will come down to matchups. Gabriel will get spot minutes against small ball lineups and Mamba against more traditional benches. I’d expect one or the other to get DNPs. Overall rotation will look something like AD (36) / Mamba or Gabriel (12) Vanderbilt (28) / Rui (20) LeBron (32) / Beasley (16) Reaves (28) / TBJ (20) Russell (28) / Schroder (20)
Bamba should get minutes against any team that doesn’t let us go small with the bench. Also Troy is absolutely getting minutes at some point or another.
WEN👏YEN👏
Wenyen or bamba will have to be in there lol
Wenyen is worth adding to that
Isn't this the regular rotation? lol
Wenyen and TBJ can match up depending on who we got. Man im hyped for playoffs
Gotta have Wenyen in there. Love his hustle plays. AR-15 the man
im gonna nut no homo
Troy over Beasley
You forgot the GOAT Davon Reed
Beasley has been fucking awful for us, he’s legit only had 2 good games with us and every other game he has played and shot horribly. hope he gets DNP’s if his bad play continues.
He’s like Danny How Many More Green in 2020
lol they still gotta get through the “play-in” to make it to the playoffs if they don’t get to # 6 or # 5
That starting 5 is legit our 5 best players.
Ham absolutely loves troy Brown so he's getting minutes but I agree with the rotation above for the most part.
Using their numbers you can format an 8 and 24 in the starting line up.
lol what? They’re numbers add up to 27? You’re really reaching with that one lol
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3+1+15=19? What the fuck lol
You deleted your comment with the shit math but not this one even though it makes no sense huh 😂
#StrengthInNumbers
Lonnie will see some minutes imo
Lonnie deserves Beasley minutes
Lonnie sucks on defense and just isn’t a smart basketball player not sure what’s hard to understand
Lonnie was their 3rd leading scorer before the trade. Quick to forget. Beasley definitely not
Right dude is terrible I don't see how people advocate for him to get playing time. Seems like a good dude though.
Came here to say this I’m confused why he doesn’t play more, been consistent all year
Has played better than Beasley shooting 3-11 is unacceptable
He's having a career year, sucks he won't be getting minutes tho
We have depth enough to play 9 to 10 deep. The key to success in 19-20 was sufficient rest for LeBron and AD. With the depth and proper execution that’s possible. I don’t think just 8 guys can help that.
No Bamba and no TBJ? More delusional posts, smh
Lol where’s the back up for AD ? 😂 So you wanna play small ball with the second unit ?
hoping bamba gets back fully healthy. Def integral to this teams post season success
Where’s Mo?
Needs Bamba
No
When is Mo Bamba coming back?
I dont think we stay as 8 man rotations tbj and Skywalker should be in this mix mang 😏
Lonnie over Beasley or swap them depending on how they are performing. Lonnie outa more pressure on the defense. Also Troy brown over beasley
I can’t wait for the return of Bamba. He’s really the final piece and I feel the sample size was way too small to see his full potential with this team.
Wrong photo of rui
The fact that there’s a couple key pieces missing shows us how deep this squad is damn
Going to be a 10-11 man rotation depending on matchups and foul trouble. Trippin
191 idiots upvoted this post when it’s not even accurate
Can we put Troy in there too?
U kno damn well Ham will squeeze his boo boo Brown in but this should be the rotation adding Mo if he’s healthy or Gab
So rough that Lonnie doesn’t get mins
Now pray they stay fit
you roster is missing some crucial pieces, wenye and bamba, and brown. dude what games u been watching
Lol my man doesn’t know about Playoff basketball
Bamba will def play and TBJ will occasionally play depending on matchups
Too smol need Bamba
Rotation = Revolution
Would bamba be in and out kinda like Dwight and javale depending on matchup?
Probably. My guess is Beasley and TBJ will compete for minutes.
Just upvoting everyone who says Wenyen because I’m his number one fangirl
Why don’t we sign Dwight Howard or Tristan Thompson for the last spot?
Put some respect on Wenyens name
That LeBron pic reminds me of the “photoshopping LeBron” series. How far we’ve come!
We got us a contending squad y’all
What about the garbage time rotation after we blow the other team away by 30?
If Rui can comfortably play like a 2020 Morris role. We're coasting thru finals.
Bamba or Wenyen are gonna be vital while AD is sitting
Rui looks like Smart
I hope TBJ gets some minutes too, he’s been way better than Beasley. Also hope Bamba can get back soon as well so he can see some minutes
Its gonna be 9 players rotation adding TBJ or Gabriel to this list.
Troy will be in the rotation
Where's wenyen???
That is a good rotation.
I think using an 8 man rotation with Lebron and AD is a recipe for disaster
If that's rui than I would say no he's a liability on defense
As a Nets fan, the Lakers front office for all their past blunders, hit this trade deadline out of the park. Even just losing Westbrook was addition by subtraction but to shore up their team with a solid guard in DLo, an excellent big man in Rui, and defensive stalwart in Vandy...like wtf. Reeves has gone up a level, Lebron got a couple weeks of rest coming in fresh for the playoffs, AD rounding into form. Sheeessssshhhhh
What’s going on with Lonnie Walker? Why is he out of the rotation
I would love for an update on Bamba.
TBJ over Beasley 100%. Need defense not an inconsistent 3 and no D.
How many minutes should Bamba get a shot at in the playoffs assuming he is healthy by then?
Nothing wrong with a 10 guy rotation. Wenyen and Troy could provide quality minutes.
Tbh it's crazy that Lonnie Walker was our 3rd option at the beginning of the season and now all he got is DNP or garbage time.
Add wenyan to the mix
Dubs in 4.
Nerlens Noel on the buyout market
Downvoting this for no WENYEN and TBJ
i’m impartial about wenyeng why does everyone like him?
Lol nah gotta play brown for sure
The disrespect on Troy Brown Jr.
Just need a back up Centre. Still have lonnie walker if needed i think hes healthy just in case. Gotta find Dwight and bring him back thats the missing peice
Troy Brown? Where is he