Today, Lakers team reporter Buha talked about the Lakers' starting arrangements in his podcast.

Buha believes: "After James is absent, who will become the fourth and fifth starters of the team? I think Luka, Reeves and Ayton are the definite starters, and now, the competition is mainly between Rui Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Smart and Laravia. Competing for the remaining two starting positions."

"If I had to make a prediction now, based on the preseason and training conditions, I would probably say that Hachimura and Vanderbilt are currently the most likely to be the Lakers' fourth and fifth starters."