The Lakers have aspirations of winning an NBA title, so they don’t have much P.T. for their rookies right now.  23-year old guard Andrew Goudelock played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 7.0 minutes, 1.4 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He is only shooting 23.1% (3 of 13) from the floor so far this year, which isn’t going to help him get P.T. any time soon.  21-year old guard Darius Morris has played in 1 game for the Lakers so far this year in which he worked 13 minutes and scored 4 points, grabbed 1 rebound and dished out 2 assists.

The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t have much P.T. available for rookies, but that happens when the goal is to win the NBA Championship.  22-year old power forward Derrick Caracter played in 41 games (0 starts) for the Lakers this year and he averaged 5.2 minutes, 2.0 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.2 assists per game.  21-year old small forward Devin Ebanks had a leg injury that cut his rookie season short.  Ebanks played in 20 games (0 starts) for the Lakers this year and he averaged 5.9 minutes, 3.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  They will likely be sitting at the end of the Lakers’ bench for a while before they can a chance to really help out the team.

22-year old rookie power forward Derek Caracter isn’t getting off the bench much so far this year for the Lakers.  Caracter has played in 38 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 5.4 minutes, 2.1 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  Despite rarely getting off the bench, the Lakers like Caracter who they think will be able to handle a bigger workload down the road.

21-year old rookie small forward Devin Ebanks will miss at least the next three weeks for the Lakers due to a stress fracture in his lower leg.  Ebanks has played in 20 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 5.9 minutes, 3.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  The Lakers won’t miss Ebanks too much as he was only getting on the court in garbage time.

The Lakers don’t have much P.T. available for their rookies except in blowout games like the one over the Cavs recently, for example.  22-year old power forward/center Derrick Caracter has played in 29 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 5.9 minutes, 2.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  Caracter isn’t intimidated by the NBA so far as he is shooting 51.9% from the floor so far this year.  21-year old small forward Devin Ebanks has only played in 13 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 6.5 minutes, 3.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  Caracter & Ebanks are going to have to be patient and take advantage of the limited playing time that they are going to get this year.  They will continue to improve as players though because they are practicing against some pretty good players.

The Lakers have sent 21-year old small forward Devin Ebanks to the D-League to get more playing time.  Ebanks has played in 12 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 6.4 minutes, 2.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  He will be playing for the Bakersfield Jam for the time being and it was the right move for the Lakers to make.

The Los Angeles Lakers have their eyes on winning another championship so the rookies will only likely get P.T. in garbage time this year.  22-year old PF/C Derrick Caracter has played in 22 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 6.7 minutes, 2.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  21-year old forward Devin Ebanks has played in 12 games (0 starts) so far this year and he is averaging 6.4 minutes, 2.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  The Lakers like Caracter & Ebanks so their roles will probably grow down the road, but for now they are basically practice players.

22-year old power forward Derrick Caracter and 21-year old Devin Ebanks will have to watch and learn this season. Caracter has played in 9 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 6.8 minutes, 2.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Ebanks has played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 7.2 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. The Lakers are a veteran laden team so I only see the rookies getting P.T. during mop up time.

The Lakers didn’t get a lot of production from first round pick (G) Javaris Crittenton, but, he was the key in the Pau Gasol trade so last June’s Draft has to be graded as very positive. Forward Coby Karl didn’t play very well but he didn’t get much of a chance to show what he could do. Karl played in 17 games (0 starts) for the Lakers this season and he averaged 4.2 minutes, 1.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Karl only shot 34.6% from the floor and he likely won’t get more playing time unless he shoots better.

With the trade of Javaris Crittenton to the Grizzlies, Karl is the lone rookie on the Lakers roster. Karl has played in 14 games (0 starts) this season for the Lakers and he is averaging 3.7 minutes, 1.4 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Karl is only shooting 28.6% from the floor but it’s hard for him to get into a rhythm due to lack of playing time. Still, his playing time likely won’t change any time soon as Karl is buried on the depth chart.