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Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James continues to thrive as a facilitator

With the Los Angeles Lakers roster completely reshaped and filled with shooters to surround LeBron James, an excess of potential starters on the roster kicked off a whirlwind of rumors about the Lakers’ starting lineup in August. Who will start? Who will come off the bench? What are the most effective combinations?

With so many players dedicated to the art of shooting, it did not take long before LeBron James was mentioned in the starting point guard conversation.

Frank Vogel did not hesitate to reiterate that nothing had been decided at that point in time, but on opening night, maybe accomplice a calf injury that kept out Rajon Rondo, the job was entrusted to LeBron.