It is revealed that Fan Debiao was ruled out of the Lakers main rotation! Lakers media defended him: The top defensive league in health

A day ago, Lakers reporter Josh Buha said on a podcast: "I think Jared Vanderbilt is no longer in the Lakers' main rotation. Not to mention playing starters, his rotation ranking is also very behind, and he is no longer in Redick's core rotation."

Josh Buha said: Vanderbilt played healthy in 36 games last season, with only 6 games exceeding 20 minutes, and at least one starter was injured/rest in 5 of them, which means that Vanderbilt's rest ranking is very behind when no one was injured.

I don't think Vanderbilt still hopes to become the Lakers' starter. It is already surprising that he can win the rotation rankings of the sixth and seventh men. Redick gives him a positioning as a pure role player, and can play 12-15 minutes in a game. If he can be healthy/performance well, then Redick will consider improving his rotation time.

The key to affecting Vanderbilt's rotation status in the team lies in his health. He has only played 65 games due to injury in the past two seasons, which makes it difficult for the team to rely on him, and the team's tactics and systems cannot integrate him into it. Of course, everyone knows that defense is his key skill.

Laker Tom defended Abiao in a long article. He believed that the healthy Vanderbilt was a player with the ability to start, and he could even compete with Smart and Hachimura Less for the starting seat. He was a little disappointed with Josh Buha's report.

Van derby has a 6-foot-8 bare foot, a 7-foot-1 wingspan, and excellent athletic ability. He can defend from No. 1 to No. 5 on the court. When he is healthy, Vanderbilt can even stick to Stephen Curry, the top defender in the defense league. If Vanderbilt starts with Doncic, James, Reeves and Ayton, this lineup will have both size and defensive capabilities.

Josh Buha revealed that the Lakers have lost patience with Van Debiao and believe that he will not be a member of the regular lineup unless he shows extremely high competitive form in training camp to get a rotation opportunity. But I think this Lakers urgently need a defensive player. Vanderbilt is the best defender on the front line, and he can contribute as long as he stays healthy.

Lake media also mentioned that Vincent, Hachimura, Kleber, Vanderbilt, and Kneckett have been listed as the players most likely to be traded before the trading deadline. This may be the reason why the Lakers do not want to regard him as the main rotation, but before the transaction, the Lakers still need forward defenders to reduce pressure on James, Doncic and others.