While no NBA team—and certainly not one with a legacy as rich as the Los Angeles Lakers'—hangs a banner for a 2-1 start, the Purple and Gold should be generally pleased with how they've opened the new campaign.

Despite being down multiple bodies, Austin Reaves and JJ Redick believe the team is improving as each game passes

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.

The Spurs' young big man is doing things we've never seen. Plus: notes on the Sixers, Hawks, Warriors and more.

According to center Deandre Ayton, his teammates on the Lakers have a funny way of getting him to be at his best.

Not even one full week into the 2025-2026 NBA season, history was made. Players are racking up high-scoring games at a massive clip, and the Los Angeles Lakers