Sizing up the Lakers’ roster for the 2015-16 season

LAKERS ROSTER

(statistics from 2014-15 season unless noted)

STARTERS

Pos - Name: No.; Age; Years in league; PPG; RPG; APG;

PF - Julius Randle: 30; 20; 2; 2.0; 0; 0;

Proved he could do some things in exhibition season.

SF - Kobe Bryant: 24; 37; 20; 22.3; 5.7; 5.6;

Not much more to say beyond TWENTY YEARS.

PG - D’Angelo Russell*: 1; 19; R; 19.3; 5.7; 5.0;

Not much more to say beyond 19 YEARS (OLD).

SG - Jordan Clarkson: 6; 23; 2; 11.9; 3.2; 3.5;

Best player on the Lakers might be this no-nonsense guard.

C - Roy Hibbert: 17; 28; 8; 10.6; 7.1; 1.1;

Trying to reclaim game after leaving Indy in a hurry.

RESERVES

Guards:

Lou Williams: 23; 29; 11; 15.5; 1.9; 2.1

NBA’s top sixth man last year will be, yes, Lakers’ sixth man.

Marcelo Huertas**: 9; 32; R; 8.0; 2.3, 4.4;

Top surprise of Lakers’ exhibition season. Can he keep it up?

Forwards:

Nick Young: 0; 30; 9; 13.4; 2.3; 1.0;

Hoping not to be derailed again by a Swaggy knee.

Brandon Bass: 2; 30; 11; 10.6; 4.9; 1.3;

Seven points and six rebounds a game sounds about right.

Ryan Kelly: 4; 24; 3; 6.4; 2.8; 1.8;

Needs to be more than a three-point shooter.

Larry Nance Jr.***: 7; 22; R; 16.1; 7.2; 2.5;

Can jump and jump but can he shoot and score?

Anthony Brown****: 3; 23; R; 14.8; 6.9; 2.5;

Second-round pick can play some defense.

Metta World Peace*****: 37; 35; 16; 4.8; 2.0; 0.6;

Super chatty MWP is a reporter’s MVP.

Centers:

Tarik Black: 28; 23; 2; 6.0; 5.8; 0.7;

Undersized but energetic; please pronounce his name “TAR-ick.”

Robert Sacre: 50; 26; 4; 4.6; 3.5; 0.8;

Happy to be here after beating out Robert Upshaw for No. 3 center.

*stats from Ohio State

**stats from FC Barcelona

***stats from Wyoming

****stats from Stanford

*****stats from 2013-14 season