Who Should The Lakers Start? The Answer Is Obvious
18 September 2025

Who Should The Lakers Start? The Answer Is Obvious

Buha's Block with Jovan Buha

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Jovan Buha makes his case for the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup this season โ€” and why the decision should be obvious.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Introducing Buha's Breakdowns (work in progress)
1:35 Three facts about the Lakers' starting lineup
4:43 The five candidates for the final two starting spots
8:08 What the Lakers need next to Luka/LeBron/Ayton
8:41 Evaluating how the candidates stack up amongst each other
11:32 Eliminating two of the candidates
13:34 Why Austin Reaves should start
15:40 The case for Rui Hachimura starting
17:06 Why Marcus Smart should be the fifth starter
19:04 Why I don't think starting Rui and Smart together makes sense
19:42 Why LA needs Reaves to start and play a big role
23:35 Let me know what you think
24:00 Outro

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