The Los Angeles Lakers are counting down the days until the team is fully healthy. According to reports from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers should be getting both of their star players back some time at the beginning of May. Anthony Davis is expected back before LeBron James.
Things have not been great while the team has been hurt. The ship stayed afloat after Anthony Davis’ injury because of LeBron. However, once LeBron suffered a high-ankle sprain on March 20, things started to go bad.
Sure, the team recently had a great win over the Brooklyn Nets but that does not mask the team’s losing record since LeBron has been hurt. Counting the game in which LeBron got injured, the Lakers are 5-8 without the two stars.
Some players have stepped up with LeBron and AD, some have struggled. The best thing that has come from this stretch (outside of rest for LeBron and AD) is the fact that the role players have been tested.
And once the Los Angeles Lakers get healthy, some players will get a much smaller role.
A lot has changed since LeBron and AD last played together. The team has two new players (Andre Drummond and Ben McLemore) and the coaching staff has a new outlook on those on the roster. The rotation will not be the same once LeBron and AD return.
Here are the players who are going to lose the most minutes once the star players in Los Angeles return.