Overview
- Redick said Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura will remain in Los Angeles for the two-game swing to New Orleans and San Antonio, while Gabe Vincent could be available during the trip but has not been cleared.
- Reaves is expected to miss around four weeks with a strained left calf, leaving the Lakers short a key secondary playmaker.
- Hachimura, dealing with right calf soreness, will not travel and could practice with the South Bay Lakers, a plan meant to build controlled on-court reps; he has been a 44.5% 3-point shooter this season.
- Vincent has missed eight straight games with a back issue and has appeared in 14 of 33; Redick stressed the need for live reps and noted Monday’s travel day complicates immediate clearance on the back-to-back.
- Rookie Adou Thiero faces a multi-week absence with an MCL sprain, and the injuries have coincided with a slide to 6-7 over the last 13 games after a 15-4 start, placing Los Angeles fifth in the West.