The Los Angeles Lakers will play Luka Doncic in two preseason games, while Marcus Smart will make his debut against the Golden State Warriors.
After a week off from games, the Lakers will return to the court for more preseason action on Sunday night when they host the Warriors at Crypto.com Arena.
The Lakers have their final four preseason games over the next week, which will be their final tuneups before opening up the regular season against the Warriors at home.
Notably, Luka Doncic, Marcus Smart, Maxi Kleber, and Adou Thiero have all missed the first two preseason games due to caution or minor injuries.
The Lakers are choosing to be cautious with Doncic coming off a EuroBasket run with Slovenia this past summer.
Author's summary: Lakers announce preseason game plans.