After wondering if the Lakers had fixed some of their issues with bench production coming into the season, the team’s depth immediately underwent a stress test in the opening week.

Injuries have quickly mounted in the opening week of the season, revealing quite a bit about many role players early in the season. Some have stepped up and proven to be reliable while others have left much to be desired.

But, relative to the overall sample size of the season, we have seen just about every role player in extended minutes, which means we have a lot to break down.

Considering all the injuries and lineup changes, the format is going to be a little different this week. We’ll be excluding Gabe Vincent, since he’s set to miss multiple weeks with an injury, as well as Jaxson Hayes, who has only play

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