The Los Angeles Lakers are getting set for the 2025-26 NBA season.
With the entire drama surrounding LeBron James and his pending retirement, the Los Angeles Lakers are centered on successful a championship with Luka Doncic within the combine.
Doncic spent this offseason stepping into nice form and he appears desperate to show the naysayers unsuitable.
In the meantime, Austin Reaves is getting into a contract yr and he could possibly be poised for his finest season to this point.
The Lakers made some good additions within the offseason that ought to complement their massive three of Doncic, James and Reaves.
The Lakers signed DeAndre Ayton, Marcus Sensible and Jake LaRavia.
LaRavia is sweet associates with Reaves and he initiatives to be a key participant within the Lakers rotation this season.
Nonetheless, Reaves famous that LaRavia hasn’t been enjoying to the usual he needs to as he adjusts to his new function. However that doesn’t imply the Lakers don’t have excessive hopes for him going ahead.
“I feel he’s been nice. Clearly, there’s some issues right here and there that he hasn’t completed to the usual that I’m positive he needs to, however on the identical time, it’s not straightforward to return into a brand new group and be actually, actually good off the get go.
“He’s acquired quite a lot of promise, and he might be any person that we actually want on this group.
“We all know he can do this, and now we simply maintain encouraging him to try this.”
LaRavia was chosen nineteenth general within the 2022 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier than having his draft rights traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.
LaRavia’s finest season got here in 2023-24 the place he averaged 10.8 factors, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 35 video games with Memphis.
He was then traded to the Sacramento Kings the next season as a part of a three-team deal involving the Washington Wizards.
LaRavia has averaged 6.9 factors and three.3 rebounds in 136 regular-season video games. The Lakers signed him within the offseason to a two-year, $12 million contract.
