Why Los Angeles Lakers Can’t Afford to Overlook What Jordan Clarkson Brings

This is going to be a weird year for the Los Angeles Lakers. With a veteran lineup, they're built to win now, but not really—not in a brutal Western Conference. 

And they're not bad enough to tank for the 2015 top-five protected pick they owe the Phoenix Suns. 

With next summer's free-agent market expected to be hot, the Lakers added the best one-year rental players they could get to fill their roster—guys whose contracts expire after the season so management can re-up with better, more expensive players for 2015-16.

Newcomers Jeremy Lin and...

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