Lakers shuffling starters again, will continue to do so

The 2014-15 Los Angeles Lakers have been compared to the Titanic. Head coach Byron Scott continues to shuffle deck chairs.

The Lakers will mix up their starting lineup once again on Sunday, swapping in three reserves for their 11th different starting unit of the year. Ryan Kelly, Carlos Boozer and Robert Sacre will head to the bench with Wesley Johnson, Jordan Hill and Tarik Black drawing the starting nods. Jordan Clarkson and Wayne Ellington will remain starters.

The reasoning behind the move isn't exactly clear beyond pure alchemy, with Scott tinkering with different lineups amid a lose season. There may be some value in seeing which pieces play well together, but none of the starting five have guaranteed contracts for next season. The Lakers' books are so clear that the only clear goal the team should be working toward is developing Clarkson and Kelly, the lone healthy players likely to return next year.

The previous starting lineup had started the last seven games together and has been outscored by 19.7 points per-100 possessions in 101 minutes this year. The new starting lineup has not played a single minute together.

The experimentation isn't likely to end here.

"I don't think it will be the lineup for the rest of the season," Scott said.

With nothing to lose - and in actuality, every incentive to lose - the Lakers should just get weird. Start Boozer at the point, or something like that. Embrace the situation and have some fun with it.