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Kent Bazemore isn’t sure he deserves to start for the Lakers, but ‘1,000%’ would love the opportunity

Would it mean a little something extra to Kent Bazemore to start alongside LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook on this Lakers team loaded with iconic players from his era? Let’s get that part out of the way.

“1,000%,” he says, but during an especially candid session with the local media, the veteran shooting guard also made it clear that he’s unsure if he deserves the spot. Despite injuries to basically every other shooting guard on the team potentially clearing the way for him to start at the 2, after a preseason that saw him shoot 37.