The Lakers Are Starting a 2K Auto-Generated Lineup Against the Clippers

The Los Angeles Lakers are rolling out a starting five on Wednesday that sounds less like a marquee NBA franchise and more like a random 2K MyLeague simulation in year four.

Austin Reaves, Quentin Grimes, Matisse Thybulle, Jake LaRavia, and Walker Kessler are your official starters against the Los Angeles Clippers.

"Lineup alert: Lakers will start Reaves, Grimes, Thybulle, LaRavia, Kessler on Wednesday."

If you woke up from a three-year coma and looked at that lineup, you would assume the franchise was relocated or LeBron James finally bought his own expansion team and took Anthony Davis with him. Instead, this is just the reality of an October Wednesday in the NBA.

The Lakers are coming off a 136-129 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers and now have to face their hallway rivals. They just beat the Clippers 125-117 a few days ago, but that was before the rotation turned into a witness protection program.

For anyone looking at the board tonight, this completely scrambles the math. Reaves is suddenly the primary offensive engine, which means his usage rate is about to look like 2006 Kobe Bryant.

Meanwhile, Kessler and Thybulle are out there to make sure the game stays in the mud. You do not start those two together unless your entire game plan is to win a rock fight.

We will see if this island of misfit toys can hold up against the Clippers. If they pull it off, hang the banner. If not, the Lakers head to Golden State on Friday hoping to have a roster that casual fans can actually recognize.