The Los Angeles Lakers will start Luka Dončić, Gabe Vincent, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Deandre Ayton while NBA legend LeBron James is out. James will miss the start of the season because of sciatica on his right side.

Luka Dončić's preseason debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday also marked his first time playing with new center Deandre Ayton.

Flagg and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 121-94 in their preseason finale on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Flagg had 13 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in the win for Dallas. He played 28 minutes, his longest run in the preseason.

Luka Doncic appears to be a man on a mission for the Los Angeles Lakers after a season of upheaval. His conditioning improvements have been widely documented, but he’s also fully embracing the Lakers’ culture and his pairing with LeBron James.

The latest Lakers harbor title hopes and attract all kinds of national attention. Once again, it is showtime along South Figueroa Street.

Luka Dončić and the Los Angeles Lakers closed out the preseason with a narrow 116–117 defeat to the Sacramento Kings, entering the regular season with a 1–5 record in their preparatory games. The Slovenian star delivered another strong performance with 31 points and nine assists,

The Los Angeles Lakers are juggling competing timelines with their two superstars. Athlon Sports' Mark Medina explores whether the championship window is open.

The Mavericks trading Luka Dončić to the Lakers shocked Kevin Durant, but it was a reminder that it’s all about winning.

In his first game action since EuroBasket, the Lakers star point guard shows little rust while turning in a few highlight-reel plays.

Playing a real game for the first time since the EuroBasket tournament last month, Dončić looked a lot like the best version of himself, a maestro on offense creating high-quality looks for himself and everyone else on the floor. He also, predictably, looked like a player learning this version of the Lakers.

Well, Luka Dončić seems to have addressed his much-discussed conditioning issues, and Redick plans to prep them for the postseason differently. Their rotation will be different, but not radically so: Deandre Ayton,

The 2025-26 campaign will be Jaxson Hayes' first full season playing alongside Luka Dončić, but the Los Angeles Lakers big man is hoping to take that on-court relationship to international basketball in the near future.