Marcus Smart, Los Angeles Lakers
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Marcus Smart will make his preseason debut for the Lakers tomorrow vs. the Warriors. Austin Reaves will also be available. TBD on Luka Doncic, who was a full participant in today's practice. No further updates on Adou Thiero or Maxi Kleber. pic.twitter.com/Coeio7qpyR
Marcus Smart’s showing at practice caught the eye of both Austin Reaves and JJ Redick, who are counting on him to play a key role for the Lakers this season. Bringing in the former Defensive Player of the Year was one of the standout decisions of LA’s offseason.
The Los Angeles Lakers will begin the regular season without LeBron James after news broke that The King will be sidelined for at least the first two weeks of the year due to a sciatic injury.
LeBron James, Gabe Vincent, Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt and Jaxson Hayes are notably out for Los Angeles.