Lakers star Luka Doncic is looking much better this season, and coach JJ Redick and teammate Austin Reaves is taking notice.

The Los Angeles Lakers went down 113-104 to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday to fall to 1-3 in the preseason. In good news however for the Lakers, franchise superstar Luka Doncic was productive in his first preseason outing of the year,

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Luka Dončić didn't disappoint in his preseason debut on Tuesday night. While the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a 113-104 loss to the Phoenix Suns, Dončić finished with 25 points in just 22 minutes of action.

After the game, he was asked to respond to a piece of constructive criticism shared by Lakers guard Austin Reaves, who addressed Doncic's shot selection in practice recently.

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Fans there will get a treat, as they will get to see Luka Doncic make his preseason debut. He had been held out of the Lakers' first preseason games, presumably as a load management precaution after he took part in EuroBasket 2025 over the summer.