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General manager Rob Pelinka believes the Los Angeles Lakers have a roster that will help LeBron James get more rest this season.

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The Los Angeles Lakers general manager, Rob Pelinka, believes the current team's roster will allow LeBron James to rest more during the regular season.

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In the 2022-23 campaign, James made 55 appearances, averaging 35.5 minutes, 28.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game.

"I think we were very intentional about the versatility that this roster has, the depth that the roster has," NBA.com quotes Pelinka. "I think there's upgrades [in] spacing and shooting, top to bottom. That was all done knowing LeBron is going into the 21st year."

"We have to partner with him to help him get all the way to the end because that's his goal. Adding the depth, the versatility, the shooting, all of those things are going to help us manage that," Pelinka added.

With full seasons from midseason acquisitions D'Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Rui Hachimura alongside five new veterans, the Lakers appear to have their strongest roster since raising their last championship banner in late 2020.

Head coach Darvin Ham also shared his satisfaction about the squad he has for the upcoming season.

"We have, top to bottom, what we feel like is a highly balanced, skilled, athletic, younger team of guys that have logged a ton of NBA minutes," Ham said. "We can surround both [James] and AD with these players who are coming in eager to contribute, eager to show they can impact winning. That's going to allow us to be more efficient with (James') game-to-game minutes."

"The team that's around [James] now, the pieces that we have in place, those guys are going to step up and do a lot of heavy lifting early," Ham added.

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