Today, Lakers team reporter Buha talked about the team rotation issue after James returns in his podcast.

Buha said: "When James comes back, one of the first things I think about is the team's rotation framework. If we only consider the top six players, whether the fifth player is Smart or Hachimura, the Lakers will have six players playing at least 28 minutes or more per game, among which Luka, Reeves and LeBron may all play more than 35 minutes. Jane Calculating alone, if these six players all play about 30 minutes, plus a few 35-minute minutes, it can easily reach 195 minutes. This means that there are only 45 minutes left for the last three to four players in the rotation, depending on whether the Lakers are playing a 9-man rotation or a 10-man rotation. "

"I think when fully healthy, the Lakers are in the rotation. The seventh and eighth players are Laravia and Vincent, not to mention Vanderbilt, Hayes, Kleiber and Knecht. Among these four, I think at least two, maybe even three, will be squeezed out. Maybe the Lakers will still use a 10-man rotation, but a 9-man rotation may be the most reasonable.

"If I have to be sure now, it may still be. Smart and Rui Hachimura are the fifth man and the sixth man, then Laravia is the seventh man, Vincent is the eighth man, Hayes may be the ninth man, and the tenth man may be one of Kleber, Vanderbilt or Knecht depending on the matchup or foul trouble, poor condition, etc. Vanderbilt and Knecht may be the two most squeezed. "