Do L.A. Lakers Need Pau Gasol to Be an All-Star or Role Player?

With power forward Pau Gasol fully recovered from a torn plantar fascia, Mike D'Antoni now has the unenviable task of integrating the four-time All-Star back into the Los Angeles Lakers' rotation.

Fortunately for D'Antoni, he doesn't need his 7'0" center to play the role of savior. The Lakers went 13-7 during Gasol's absence, and the team broke the century mark in scoring 12 times over that stretch. Earl Clark did an admirable job holding down the power forward spot (he averaged 8.5 PPG and...

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