The reason why Cam Reddish is the starter over Austin Reaves despite their numbers

Once the Los Angeles Lakers became the champions of the first NBA's In-Season Tournament, things have gone south for the team, as they currently have a 1-5 record since then with a 4-game losing streak, with coach Darvin Ham not knowing what to do to course correct things.

While it worked moving Austin Reaves to the bench, the reality is that with his game back, the Lakers guard should be returning to the starting five, a role he was good at in the last part of last season's regular campaign and playoffs.

But this time around, coach Darvin Ham seems to believe that Reaves only worked because of his coming off the bench role, while the reality is that Austin recovered his best version and doesn't differ just for start or being on the bench.

At the moment, Reaves has been the third star of the team, still, Cam Reddish continues to be the starter despite not having the best stat sheet of the team. But the reason why coach Darvin Ham continues to have Reddish as a starter over Reaves is that Cam has the better defensive game out of the two and Austin brings a great offensive alternative to the team's 2nd unit.

Rui Hachimura's name has been in the trade rumors, the reasons why he needs to stay

Rui Hachimura was a big reason for the Lakers being able to turn things around last season, still, for this campaign, many rumors and reports have him as a potential trading asset for the team. Hachimura needs to stay and have a bigger role with the team, needs more plays specific for him, needs to be playing more with LeBron James, and finally, needs to be posting up smaller defenders.