Lakers’ suspensions and scheduling rest have made lineups a headache for Luke Walton

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The most valuable resource any new team can get is time.
It takes time to build team chemistry; time to build practice habits and set expectations; time to work in plays and all the other wrinkles that can mean the difference between winning and losing.
Throughout the preseason, coach Luke Walton worried that the schedule wasn’t quite allowing enough time to get deeper into concepts the Lakers need to learn. When he visited with owner Jeanie Buss the day before t