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Los Angeles Lakers are planning to start Russell Westbrook off the bench in the last preseason matchup against the Sacramento Kings tonight. Bringing Westbrook as a sixth man is seen as a possible scenario during the regular season.

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Russell Westbrook has spent his entire career being the main point guard of the team. However, this usual role might change this upcoming season.

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According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, the Los Angeles Lakers will bring their star guard off the bench during the last preseason game tonight against the Sacramento Kings.

Head coach Darvin Ham sees this as a possibility to practice Westbrook serving as a sixth man on the roster, Woj reports. Westbrook headlining the second unit would bring the player more freedom with the ball, the organization believes.

"It's different combinations of seeing different guys play together," Ham said. "You have to prepare yourself. You got to get out in front of the fact that there's going to be injuries. We don't want them to happen."

"We don't want them to happen to any of our guys, let alone our main guys. You just have to prepare yourself and be at the forefront of that by plugging in different lineups, different players, and different positions so that when that day comes, you feel a little bit more prepared," the newly-appointed specialist told.

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