This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers as Lakers’ Austin Reaves Makes Wild Luka Doncic Prediction. Fifth-year Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has emerged as one of the exciting stories in an injury-maligned first week of the team's new 2025-26 season.

Lakers star Luka Doncic will be sidelined for at least one week because of finger and leg injuries.