Overview

• The Lakers’ training camp roster lists Dončić at 6'7" and 244 pounds after an offseason fitness overhaul spotlighted by a Men’s Health feature.
• Asked to sum up his first days of camp, Dončić said, “Fun. Excitement. Hard.”
• Redick is emphasizing more transition play and earlier offensive initiation around 18–19 seconds, with the coach stressing “championship shape” in both physical and mental terms.
• For Friday’s preseason opener vs. the Suns in Palm Desert, Redick plans shorter bursts and will sit LeBron James (glute nerve irritation), Marcus Smart (Achilles tendinopathy), Adou Thiero (knee) and Maxi Kleber (quad).
• Austin Reaves recalled learning of February’s Anthony Davis-for-Dončić trade from a team group chat and later confirmed it by phone, as Dončić now enters Year 1 of a three-year, $165 million Lakers extension.