Overview
- Luka Dončić set the bar for his first full Lakers season by saying the team’s goal is to win the championship.
- Head coach JJ Redick is routing the offense through Dončić with new arrivals Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart expected to complement him.
- LeBron James is expected to miss several weeks with sciatica, and Tuesday would be his first Opening Night absence.
- DraftKings lists the Warriors as slight road favorites at -2.5 (moneyline -148) for the 10 p.m. ET tip at Crypto.com Arena.
- Steve Kerr said he expects Jimmy Butler to play after being listed as probable, while the Lakers ruled out Maxi Kleber for at least two weeks with an oblique strain.