The Lakers have become younger after changing the lineup to a 10-major rotation of 4 less than 25 years old

Last offseason, after seeing the Lakers introduce Howard, Anthony, Rondo and other veterans, many netizens are laughing that the Lakers are nursing homes. But as the season progresses, the Lakers are getting younger, and four of the team's 10 major rotation players are now younger than 25.

Stuck with covid-19 and injuries, the rosters of many teams in the league have changed over the past few months, as have the Los Angeles Lakers. Stanley Johnson, who is not even considered by the team in the offseason, has signed a second 10-day short contract with the team.

Today, the Lakers' core lineup is very different from the beginning of the season. The Lakers currently have 10 players who have played in at least 5 games this season, averaging more than 20 minutes per game.

Of these, four were under the age of 25. They are Horton Tucker, 21, Austin Reeves, 23, Stanley Johnson, 25, and fifth, Anthony Davis, 28. It is reported that the 26-year-old Kendrick Nunn is close to a comeback, and as one of the team's key reinforcements this season, he will definitely play an important role after the comeback. That said, in a healthy situation, half of the Lakers' rotation lineup is less than 28 years old.

Of course, the Lakers veterans still play an important role, such as 37-year-old James and Anthony, Ariza and Howard are both 36 years old, and they also have Westbrook, 33, and Bradley, 31.

These young players of the Lakers play an increasingly important role in the team. Now that the Purple and Gold Army has switched to a smaller squad, the physical condition of the young players is undoubtedly very suitable for this rhythm and style, whether it is switching attacks, positional attacks to create opportunities, Munch, Rivers and Horton Tucker are indeed better players.

For the Lakers, perhaps more importantly, because these players are still young, they are more willing to do small things in the game, do dirty work. That kind of half-on-half ball they're going to fight, they're going to hit the rebounds again and again, and you have to admit that Stanley Johnson, Reeves, Munch and Horton Tucker, they're more energetic on the court than those veterans.

Nowadays, the Lakers' young players and veterans are more like a symbiotic relationship, with young players doing some dirty work on the court, and those veterans are not willing to do these things. Of course, because young players are inexperienced, they also make mistakes on the field, and many coaches of championship teams don't have that patience. But Vogel remained open.

Due to the team's poor performance at the beginning of the season, many people questioned Vogel's coaching ability, which is a normal thing. But over the past few weeks, the Lakers have made good adjustments. Giving young people more opportunities means a shift in the team's direction, and that will also help the Lakers win more games. Today's Lakers, just like the movie "The Wonders of Benjamin Button", return to old age, today's Lakers have been completely different from the "old" Lakers at the beginning of the season.

in Kelsang