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湖人空出的轮换时间会分给谁?

Who gets the Lakers'open minutes? When Avery Bradley, a Lakers starter all season when healthy opted to sit out of the Orlando restart,

the assumption was his 25 minutes per game would be accounted for in the aggregate, divvied up among Alex Caruso, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Rajon Rondo. But now Rondo is out six-to-eight weeks with a broken thumb, and Caruso and KCP probably can't account that big an uptick in their minutes.

Danny Green will go up some, but this likely brings J. R. Smith and/or Dion Waiters into play. Are either of those guys ready to consistently contribute at a championship level?

Lakers fans will clamor for Caruso to see the biggest uptick in playing time. CBS Sports' Sam Quinn recently broke this situation down, pointing out that Caruso might provide diminishing returns

as his playing time increases due to his penchant for short, high-energy bursts. But to me Caruso is more than a high-energy player. He just does smart things, with and without the ball, on both ends.

An impromptu screen or switch. A hockey assist. A cut at the right time. This is a big opportunity for him on a team with championship aspirations and a shrinking margin for error.

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