“I definitely envision a lot of games where he’ll be the starting point guard.”Vogel said there still could be games where Rondo comes off the bench and Bradley starts, depending on matchups.On one hand, this seems like an overreaction to a single game against a team many – myself included – picked to win the championship.

LAS VEGAS — The new-look Los Angeles Lakers are heading into the 2019-20 season with the intention of starting LeBron James at point guard, league sources told Yahoo Sports. I’m unconvinced starting Rondo is the answer, but it’s also difficult to envision an optimized rotation. Lakers.com’s Mike Trudell … LeBron James Expected to Be Point Guard for Lakers By Kevin Gamgort | Jul 08 2019 According to Senior NBA Insider Chris Haynes,  LeBron James  is expected to … LeBron started at point guard with Avery Bradley and Danny Green on the wing. Furthermore, Chalmers doesn’t appear to be eligible to join the NBA season restart due to previously being under contract with a professional basketball team outside of the United States during the 2019-20 season.If it’s any consolation for the Lakers moving forward, the teams’ betting odds hasn’t changed since the announcement of Rondo’s injury. It means that Rondo will be sidelined for six-to-eight weeks, meaning the earliest he could possibly return is during the team’s postseason run. The Lakers started Danny Green and Kyle Kuzma, going with a bigger lineup that featured LeBron James as the starting point guard. “Being that underdog doesn’t matter to us at all. In other words, Smith’s last full NBA season also took place in 2017-18 — Chalmers’ last season in the NBA.Having said all of that, the Lakers are not eligible to sign a replacement player due to Rondo’s injury. James’ former point guard with the Miami Heat, Mario Chalmers, is making his pitch, claiming that he’s “patiently waiting and working” if Los Angeles needs another point man.Chalmers certainly isn’t lacking in resume. Prior to the season suspension, Los Angeles signed veteran guard Dion Waiters. Not only do the Lakers take a major hit defensively in a perimeter-dominated game, they lose two of their primary ball-handlers. I am disappointed to have to address false accusations in this way, and I apologize for any distraction this has potentially caused for our team at this important time.”“When we saw these allegations this morning, we were dismayed – Adrian is a valuable member of our team. Portland needs one win, Memphis needs two to advance to a first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers.“We’re where we want to be,” Portland coach Terry Stotts said. “We got way more work on that than we thought, but we actually liked it.”Expect to see more of that — and some Harrell — against Dallas starting Monday.Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin – filling in for Nick Nurse – served as Toronto’s acting head coach for a win over the 76ers on Wednesday. Following Bradley’s announcement, the Lakers signed James’ former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate in J.R. Smith.Now, the Lakers could be bracing for another major free agency signing to fill a void.

But again, there are clearly no hard feelings between the two and James has shown a willingness to team up with former teammates. We know that we’ve got a tough opponent in Memphis, so there was no time to really celebrate.”Had the Blazers lost any of their last three games, they could be home already. But I think it won’t be as hard as you might think because there’s a lot riding on these games. This move is actually going to be even better than being the starting point guard because he’s so great defensively and offensively when he has a chance he’s probably the fastest guy in the league, so just get the rebound and pushing it in transition to find shooters and then in half-court play, we can use him in a lot of ways. I currently work as an editor covering both the NFL and NBA at ClutchPoints.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Bradley applies more pressure on the ball.The Lakers have many distinctive pieces to fit together. Portland and Memphis meet Saturday at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern) in Game 1 of the Western Conference play-in series.

Now we know why.Bill Belichick praises Cam Newton: 'He's a hard-working kid'Training camps have a different feel in this age of COVID-19Check Out The 17 Times The Chevy Corvette Has Paced The Indy 500Cowboys' DeMarcus Lawrence says pregnant wife made call to not opt outReds player tests positive for COVID-19, next two games against Pirates postponedPelicans fire Alvin Gentry after team struggles in bubble The Harrell/Harrell also gives Doc Rivers a lot of versatility and options on how to close games — the Clippers can go big, go small, and do either well. We needed to work on that because he’s such a floor spacer,” Rivers said. The Trail Blazers have the upper hand by finishing the seeding-game portion of the NBA’s restart ahead of the Grizzlies. The Lakers' depth is suddenly looking thin after the losses of Rajon Rondo and Avery Bradley. Now, at 34 years old and going into his 17th pro season, LeBron is reportedly going to — like Magic once did — become the Lakers’ starting point guard.