Even though the Lakers do have a lot of talent on the roster, they still haven't had a good enough record so far this season, and they're even looking for ways to make the team play efficiently. However, from the situation in the past few games, LeBron James's playing style of playing in the center position seems to have become a magic weapon for the Lakers to get out of the predicament.
In an interview, Lakers coach Frank Vogel praised LeBron James' efficiency in the center position:
'It's a lot of positives, we can adjust the squad as much as we want and his performances make the team-mates around us better.'
But there is still a question for the Lakers is whether the team should abandon the rotation arrangement that puts James in the center position when Anthony Davis returns? Lakers head coach Frank Vogel also came up with a bold idea:
"Frank Vogel said that as long as Davis returns, the Lakers may use Davis and James' twin-tower lineup."
At least Vogel has indeed noticed that the Lakers seem to have better offensive and defensive performances when they sacrifice a smaller lineup, which is why he decided to continue to use the "no center" grace. There's just one more problem with LeBron James continuing to play the center, and that's James' health problems.
You know, LeBron James is already a 37-year-old veteran player, and he has really suffered a lot of injuries in the past two seasons, and even james missed many games for the Lakers at the beginning of this season due to abdominal injuries. After the center position at the top, it is necessary to play against players who have a greater advantage in height, weight and even strength, which is likely to increase the probability of James's injury problems.
Considering that the Lakers are a team that hopes to impact the championship trophy in the playoffs, so at this stage, James is under greater pressure, and in the playoff stage, whether it is physical fatigue or potential injury, it may become an obstacle for the Lakers to impact the championship, and these two realities are also the things that Vogel continues to worry about when James is on the center.