Lakers move D'Angelo Russell to bench, start Jarred Vanderbilt



OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Los Angeles Lakers shuffling their starting lineup at the same time they are likely to lose one of their reserve guards for the foreseeable future.



Jarred Vanderbilt replaced D'Angelo Russell in the starting lineup for Saturday night's 129-120 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The rest of the starters -- LeBron JamesAnthony DavisTaurean Prince and Cam Reddish -- remained the same.

"We chose to lean into our defensive side of the ball," Ham, speaking before the game, said of the change. "And when you play great defense, it makes the offense a little bit easier. And so, just wanted to lean into that side of the ball. Start out a little bit bigger."

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