L.A. Lakers Fantasy Profile: Player-by-Player Breakdown

Dwight Howard and Steve Nash will play together for the first time this season, adding a pair of All-Stars to a Los Angeles Lakers team that already includes Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.

On the NBA front, chemistry issues might not be as pronounced as the growing pains that the Miami Heat experienced during its current team’s assembly.

That’s because L.A. will have a veteran starting point guard and an established, dominant presence in the paint—two things the Heat did not have. What the Lakers will have to worry more about is keeping their team healthy.

As many as four Lakers should be off of fantasy draft boards by the end of the third round. Read on to find out how the Lakers starters should fare on the fantasy hardwood. 

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