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Jovan Buha, a senior reporter covering the Los Angeles Lakers, analyzes the purple and gold with a weekly podcast that includes news, Xs and Os, statistical analysis, and exclusive interviews with media, players, team personnel, and more.
Projecting The Lakers' Rotation, Starters & Best Lineups With Cranjis McBasketball
Buha's Block with Jovan Buha
1 hour 5 minutes
2 weeks ago
Projecting The Lakers' Rotation, Starters & Best Lineups With Cranjis McBasketball
Jovan Buha welcomes Tim (aka Cranjis McBasketball) of Lakers Exceptionalism to analyze the Los Angeles Lakers' projected rotation and lineups for the 2025-26 season.
Jovan and Tim discuss trends from last season's rotation, their ideal starting lineup, their 10-man rotations and minutes breakdowns, and four lineups they'd like to see from the Lakers. They also share big-picture takeaways from the rotation and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:09 Recapping the Lakers’ offseason
3:34 Examining last season’s rotation
11:29 Tim’s starting lineup
12:39 Jovan’s starting lineup
16:12 Jovan’s rotation + minutes breakdown
17:47 Tim’s rotation + minutes breakdown
19:31 LA’s POA defense + Jake LaRavia’s role
25:06 Center rotation
27:10 How LA finds shooting/spacing around its Big 3
32:47 Tim’s No. 1 lineup he wants to see
35:22 Jovan’s No. 1 lineup he wants to see
40:45 Tim’s No. 2 lineup
42:34 Jovan’s No. 2 lineup
47:50 Jovan’s No. 3 lineup
50:02 Tim’s No. 3 lineup
51:23 Jovan’s No. 4 lineup
53:10 Tim’s No. 4 lineup
54:08 Big-picture takeaways from this exercise
59:44 Outro
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Buha's Block with Jovan Buha
Jovan Buha, a senior reporter covering the Los Angeles Lakers, analyzes the purple and gold with a weekly podcast that includes news, Xs and Os, statistical analysis, and exclusive interviews with media, players, team personnel, and more.
