NBA: 10 Things To Watch For On Opening Night

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Who will be the second guy in LA?

We know that Kobe Bryant is more likely going to be that first-option guy for the Lakers this season. We don’t know who the second-option is going to be, though. And if the Lakers are interested in being more than the NBA’s laughingstock again this season, they’re going to need more than Kobe this year.

Jeremy Lin? Carlos Boozer?