New balance for the Los Angeles Lakers with Dončić and Reaves

The team retains most of its players around its key duo: Quentin Grimes, Collin Sexton, Jaden Hardy, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Cameron Carr, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Kevon Looney. These reinforcements complete the team's outside and inside options.

For the upcoming season, Walker Kessler is expected to play a role as a screener and finisher near the rim with defensive responsibilities in the paint. Dončić, Reaves, and Kessler thus form a solid foundation around which other players organize themselves.

On the evening of October 21 (local time), Anna-Rose Lloris, daughter of Hugo Lloris, performed the American national anthem a cappella before a full stadium during the match between Los Angeles FC and Austin.