Projecting The Lakers' Rotation, Starters & Best Lineups With Cranjis McBasketball

Jovan Buha welcomes Tim (aka Cranjis McBasketball) of Lakers Exceptionalism to analyze the Los Angeles Lakers' projected rotation and lineups for the 2025-26 season. Jovan and Tim discuss trends from last season's rotation, their ideal starting lineup, their 10-man rotations and minutes breakdowns, and four lineups they'd like to see from the Lakers. They also share big-picture takeaways from the rotation and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Follow Jovan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/ Follow Jovan on X: https://x.com/jovanbuha Follow Jovan on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha Follow Tim on X: https://x.com/Tim_NBA Check out Lakers Exceptionalism here: https://linktr.ee/lakersexceptionalism Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:09 Recapping the Lakers’ offseason 3:34 Examining last season’s rotation 11:29 Tim’s starting lineup 12:39 Jovan’s starting lineup 16:12 Jovan’s rotation + minutes breakdown 17:47 Tim’s rotation + minutes breakdown 19:31 LA’s POA defense + Jake LaRavia’s role 25:06 Center rotation 27:10 How LA finds shooting/spacing around its Big 3 32:47 Tim’s No. 1 lineup he wants to see 35:22 Jovan’s No. 1 lineup he wants to see 40:45 Tim’s No. 2 lineup 42:34 Jovan’s No. 2 lineup 47:50 Jovan’s No. 3 lineup 50:02 Tim’s No. 3 lineup 51:23 Jovan’s No. 4 lineup 53:10 Tim’s No. 4 lineup 54:08 Big-picture takeaways from this exercise 59:44 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.