In the wake of Dwight Howard leaving town, the Los Angeles Lakers had to completely reconfigure their roster over the course of the offseason with an eye toward generating the maximum amount of cap room possible heading into next season.
Power forward is one position which the Lakers turned over rapidly during the summer. While Pau Gasol remains at the top of the depth chart, gone are his primary backups from last year—Antawn Jamison and Earl Clark.
Taking their places are two unproven rookies. The Lakers selected Ryan Kelly out of Duke 48th overall in June's draft and signed undrafted rookie Elias Harris out of Gonzaga to a multi-year, non-guaranteed contract earlier this month.
Let's take a look at what the Lakers can expect out of each of their projected power forwards in 2014.
Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol is coming off the worst year of his illustrious career.
The Spaniard struggled to stay healthy all season and didn't seem to quite fit into coach Mike D'Antoni's plans when he did take the court.
Overall, Gasol posted career lows in games played, sco ...
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Spotlighting and Breaking Down LA Lakers’ Power Forward Position
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