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• Sandro Mamukelashvili Grew Up Watching Lakers & Kobe Bryant

  04-10-2026 22:01 via lakersnation.com
  
  Playing on a big stage is not for everyone, especially for a team like the Los Angeles Lakers, and there are nine new players this season looking to make a name for themselves. Sandro Mamukelashvili is one of those is he is coming off a career year with the Toronto Raptors and is now looking to translate it to a team aspiring for championships.
  As an international player, Mamukelashvili revealed he watched plenty of Lakers games growing up when Kobe Bryant was playing and he looks forward to tak
  
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• Bronny James Becoming Veteran On New-Look Lakers Roster

  04-10-2026 20:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  Change can be difficult to navigate, but for Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James, it may allow him to spread his wings. Whether he admits it or not, LeBron James’ departure lets Bronny be himself and worry less about outside noise.
  After showing more positive growth in his sophomore season and playing in the playoffs, the USC product looks to take another jump in Year 3. One this new-look team, he is one of the longest-tenured Lakers and James talked about dealing with that fact.
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• Matisse Thybulle Knows Guarding Luka Doncic & Austin Reaves In Practice Will Make Him Better

  04-10-2026 18:30 via lakersnation.com
  
  Training camp kicked off this week for the Los Angeles Lakers and the intensity has clearly been high. With two starting spots on the line, players are battling hard and one of them has been Matisse Thybulle.
  Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic have made it clear that they do not enjoy having Thybulle guard them, and the same could be said for the other way around. While Thybulle isn’t having fun, he knows that it will better him as a defender in the long run getting to guard those guys in pract
  
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• Austin Reaves Discusses Expected Changes To Lakers’ Offense

  04-10-2026 16:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are entering a new era after LeBron James departed in free agency offseason, shifting their focus to building around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
  With all of these roster changes will also come schematic changes from head coach JJ Redick and a big focus will be on not being one-dimensional. While Doncic and Reaves will have the ball the majority of the time, the Arkansas native believes their versatility can open up their offense.
  “I think just being able to be ver
  
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• JJ Redick Expects Mistakes From Cameron Carr & Adou Thiero But Both Will Get Opportunities

  04-10-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have a pair extremely talented young wings in rookie Cameron Carr and second-year player Adou Thiero. Both showed excellent promise in Summer League with Thiero looking like a potential defensive force while Carr showed off his outstanding shotmaking ability and both being amazing athletes as well.
  The Lakers have a number of wing players battling for rotation spots and minutes and that could lead to a short leash, especially for young guys like Carr and Thiero. Head coach
  
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• Can Walker Kessler Continue To Expand Offensive Game To 3-Point Line?

  04-10-2026 02:06 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers brought in Walker Kessler this offseason to be their defensive anchor and the long-term center they have been searching for since trading Anthony Davis.
  Kessler was known as a defensive force during his time with the Utah Jazz, but he was also a fairly limited offensive player. Getting to play with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves should help get Kessler some easy lobs and pick-and-roll buckets, but it’s possible there is more to the 25-year-old’s offensive game t
  
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