SINGAPORE -- Lakers reserve point guard Jordan Farmar wants be a starter, either with Los Angeles or another NBA team.
"I want to run a team and be the lead guard," Farmar said Tuesday on the sidelines of a basketball clinic in Singapore. "Hopefully, it can be here [with the Lakers].
"There's a lot of jobs out there. I feel I have a lot to offer."
Farmar, 22, averaged 6.4 points and 2.4 assists in 65 regular-season games last season as the Lakers won their 15th championship. Farmar, who will be entering his fourth year with the Lakers, saw his playing time drop last season to an average of 18.3 minutes per game from 20.6 the previous season.
Farmar said he wasn't surprised general manager Mitch Kupchak fielded trade offers from other teams during the offseason.
"I've talked to Mitch a bunch of times and he says he's got a ton of offers and didn't consider trading me," Farmar said. "It's just you have to entertain all the offers you get.
"Since I haven't got traded, it means they want me here."
Farmar, who grew up in Los Angeles and played two seasons at UCLA, said veteran point guard Derek Fisher will likely begin next season as the starter again.
"Derek's had a great run," he said. "He's probably going to be the guy starting off. I just want to continue to push him."
Farmar said it's difficult to find opportunities to shine in the Lakers' star-studded lineup, which includes 11-time All-Star Kobe Bryant.
"It's hard. He's the best," Farmar said when asked about playing with Bryant. "He demands a lot of attention. He demands the ball a lot of the time.
"It's tough for any young player to come into a really good team and try to find their niche."
Farmar said he expects forward Ron Artest, who signed with the Lakers this summer, to fit in well with his new team.
"He's a great guy," Farmar said. "He's never had any problem with any of his teammates. He's coming over here because he wants to win."
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