Vogel is really not sure about the inside line to let Howard or Jordan Jr. guard, but when it comes to height, Howard and Jordan Jr.' two traditional centers are not reused by Vogel, and James has become the "center" in Vogel's mind, just as the Magician replaced Abdul-Jabbar to play the No. 5 position, James also had to continue to serve as the Lakers' starting center at the age of 37.
It is worth mentioning that Vogel let James play the No. 5 position is not without serious thinking, when James was still playing in the Cavaliers, Tyrren Lu once put James to the No. 5 position, at that time James proved that he was an excellent center, although at that time Terren Lu just wanted to make a strange move to defeat the enemy, but Vogel is now using James as a real center, but James's role in playing the No. 5 position is still obvious, especially James's high strategy should not lose to the big center, Even Howard and Jordan Jr. didn't do as well as James.
The center forward pulls out for a high position, has always been a good offensive tactic, once the Gasol brothers have done a good job, the current league's new MVP Jokic is also very good. Maybe James does not have their height, not a big James, but a good job of completing the tactics of high-level strategy, I believe that such a performance is not possible for Howard and Jordan Jr., because Howard and Little Jordan have the height of a big man, passing vision and consciousness, etc. and James is not a grade.
For example, in today's Lakers revenge Timberwolves game, James made a good high-level strategy. James, who originally fell in the low position, in Reeves hoisted the ball to James, which is a very traditional internal and external coordination tactics, James jumped out to catch the ball and stood in a high position, pulling his opponent to a high position on the inside line, James used his passing ability to send a good pass to the oblique side, and the follow-up Munch scored easily.
It is worth mentioning that according to this kind of coordination tactic, after Reeves's hanging ball in the middle of the road to James, James in the high position should have passed the ball back to Reeves for a surprise layup, but the Timberwolves defense also did a good job, they stared at Reeves, but ignored another follow-up Munch, and James's strongest point is that he saw Munch, and at the same time accurately hit the ground to pass to Munch, such a terrible passing ability, placed on any center who carries out a high strategy is terrible, even if the pass fails, James himself can play the opponent's basket to score, which shows that James playing the No. 5 position does have a significant effect on the current Lakers, and it is also the best option Vogel can think of, but howard and Jordan Jr. have to sit on the cold bench.