LOS ANGELES – During the course of an NBA season, lineups are rotations are often fluid due to injuries, absences, trades and roster signings/cuts. For the Los Angeles Lakers , they have had a fairly healthy rotation since the return of LeBron James who missed the first 14 games of the season. Unfortunately for Jarred Vanderbilt , that’s come with him being benched. Prior to the Lakers’ game against the Phoenix Suns on Monday, head coach JJ Redick explained his decision to take Vanderbilt out of the rotation.

“He’s been a pro, he’s been great. In the most recent ‘stay ready’ that he had this week, he was great. He’s been a great teammate, so no surprise there. I had communicated to him even before LeBron came back, that there were certain things that he needed to be able to do con

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