Can the Lakers Find Jarred Vanderbilt's Role On Offense? Plus, Redick and Player Development!

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers are hoping to get healthy again this year. Not with their stars, of course, since Anthony Davis and LeBron James played as many games as anyone could/would have hoped last season. But Jarred Vanderbilt was a non-factor for most of the season thanks to injury, and the Lakers suffered greatly for it. More than most people would have anticipated.

So this year, even with most people expecting Rui Hachimura to start—though that's not necessarily guaranteed—the Lakers need to figure out a way to maximize the potential contributions of Vanderbilt. He brings skill sets the Lakers need more of, namely:

• Defensive versatility
• Rebounding
• Energy
• Off-ball movement

But he's also limited. Vanderbilt shrinks the floor in real ways, since he's not a shooter (and if we're all being honest, isn't likely to become one). He can pass some... but it can be argued he's prone to unearned sauciness on the break. There are situations on D where he's not necessarily optimized.

So how Redick deploys him will be significant.

On that front, Redick has shown that he's approaching the offseason a little differently than Darvin Ham, starting with what happens in offseason workouts. Early reviews on the young players (Lewis, Hood-Schifino) are positive --- could any contribute this year?

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: Can the Lakers get the most out of Vanderbilt?

SEGMENT 2: How is Redick changing the offseason?

SEGMENT 3: Can the young players contribute?

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