Building Definitive Case for LA Lakers to Start Pau Gasol over Earl Clark

Pau Gasol is no longer expendable to the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup.

Proponents of Gasol as a second-unit anchor (including myself) understand that the Spaniard can be a valuable weapon coming off the bench.

Not only is he then a perennial All-Star going toe-to-toe with namely backups, but he also gets to spend more time at center, where he has excelled. In the midst of the worst season he's ever had, Gasol is posting a 23.2 PER at the 5. Dwight Howard himself (Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
Article is property of BleacherReport.com