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A record-setting debut: Walker Kessler went 12-for-12, Luka Doncic had 28 and a half-court buzzer-beater after a feud with Yaxel Lendeborg, and the Lakers routed the Warriors.
Game day at Crypto.com Arena: the first opener without LeBron James in eight years. Injury reports, the starting-five question, JJ Redick’s ‘biggest unknown’ and three things to watch.
No trade came. The Lakers waived Dalton Knecht to set their final 15, while Collin Sexton returned to full practice ahead of Wednesday’s opener vs. the Warriors.
With a 2 p.m. PT deadline Monday, the Lakers still had 16 guaranteed contracts and no Dalton Knecht trade. Plus the backup center question and the opener lineup.
The Lakers waived two Exhibit 10 players Saturday but remain one over the limit, with Dalton Knecht shopped to Milwaukee, Chicago and Utah before Monday’s 2 p.m. deadline.
Denver beat the Lakers 121-106 in the preseason finale, Ziaire Williams impressed, Quentin Grimes came off the bench and Dalton Knecht’s roster spot is in question.
JJ Redick’s Thursday injury update and Wednesday’s roster move set up the Lakers’ preseason finale against Denver.
The Lakers must trim one standard contract by Monday. Here is the math, the trade report and the players most often mentioned.
Walker Kessler was plus-15 in his Lakers debut, but the Warriors erased a 20-point deficit as the Lakers committed 29 turnovers.
Jake LaRavia, Quentin Grimes and Sandro Mamukelashvili compete for JJ Redick’s two open starting spots tonight in Las Vegas.