(10-17-2019 10:11 AM)Gary Miller Wrote:  

(10-17-2019 09:32 AM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  There are two preseason games left before Tuesday's regular season tip. Keep an eye on Cacok's minutes in these games. IMO, more minutes as the stars are preparing for the rigor of the season and resting likely means an immediate ticket to the G league. Less minutes may be indicative of something better, especially because the Lakers are so thinned down due to injuries to key players they're going to be less inclined to play guys who they see as necessary during the start of the regular season.

The other thing that is really working in his favor is exactly that though, key injuries to bigs. Cacok may end up seeing significant time with LA if they sustain more.

You could be right, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's the opposite. With an 82 game season the starters might rest the last 2 preseason games. These guys take "load management" days and in a lot cases play themselves into shape during the season. Each team handles this differently so it will be interesting to see how this plays out for Cacok.

I was thinking the same thing, and honestly the only thing that led me to believe the lesser minutes would be more apt to him making the roster is because of the Lakers being so thin of bigs. They really shouldn't risk any further unnecessary injuries with them. At this point, arguably the Lakers know what they have with Cacok. It's not like one or two more preseason games will suddenly show them something new. He's been given significant minutes already and displayed everything we saw for four years... at the top level. That's huge for him. Prior to summer league and preseason I thought his chances of seeing the court this year in LA were really small, if not non-existent. IMO, that has drastically changed. He's in a great position right now, and on the perfect team to get it done this year.