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Lakers' Armel Traore: Cleared for Opening Night
Traore (hand) will play Tuesday night against the Timberwolves.
Traore missed time during the preseason due to swelling in his right hand, but the issue has cleared up in time for the 2024-25 regular-season opener. The 21-year-old is currently buried on the depth chart, so he'll likely see the majority of his chances in the G League, at least to start the year.
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Lakers' D'Angelo Russell: Good to go Tuesday vs. Minnesota
Russell (rest) is available for Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Timberwolves.
Russell will suit up for Opening Night against his former team after missing the Lakers' preseason finale. The 28-year-old produced a decent all-around season last year, during which he averaged 18.0 points, 6.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 combined steals plus blocks across a career-high 32.7 minutes per game in 76 regular-season outings. Russell is set to reprise his role in the starting five and will likely be in for another season of heavy minutes with Gabe Vincent and Bronny James backing him up.
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Lakers' Christian Koloko: Won't play Opening Night
Koloko (illness) will not play in Tuesday's regular-season opener against the Timberwolves, Ryan Ward of LakersNation.com reports.
Koloko signed a two-way contract with the Lakers in September. There was optimism he would be available for Opening Night, but he has yet to be cleared by the NBA's Fitness-to-Play Panel due to blood clots that he was diagnosed with in January. Even should he could be cleared during the 2024-25 regular season, Koloko will likely spend most of the campaign in the G League with the South Bay Lakers.
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Lakers' Dalton Knecht: Gets green light for Tuesday
Knecht (knee) has been cleared to play Tuesday night against Minnesota.
Knecht was held out of his team's final preseason matchup due to a minor knee issue, but he's been cleared to make his NBA debut. He's expected to be involved in LA's rotation right away as a dangerous scoring threat.
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Lakers' Anthony Davis: Gets green light for Opening Night
Davis (rest) is available for Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Timberwolves.
Davis sat out the Lakers' final preseason game due to rest purposes, but he seems to be fully available for Opening Night. The All-Star is coming off a career-high 76 regular-season appearances last season, during which he averaged 24.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 combined steals plus blocks across 35.5 minutes per game.
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Lakers' LeBron James: Playing in season opener
James (rest) isn't listed on the injury report ahead of Tuesday's game against the Timberwolves.
The Lakers gave James an entire week off to ensure he's fully rested for Opening Night, so he should be available to play a full complement of minutes Tuesday evening.
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Lakers' Austin Reaves: Cleared for Opening Night
Reaves said his ankle feels good and that he's ready for Opening Night against the Timberwolves on Tuesday, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.
Reaves missed Friday's preseason finale versus the Warriors with a mild ankle tweak, but the Lakers were already planning to rest him anyway. There's no word of any restrictions ahead of Opening Night.
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Lakers' Rui Hachimura: Ready for opening night
Hachimura (calf) said Sunday that he'll be ready to play in Tuesday's season opener against Minnesota, Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet reports.
Hachimura sat out during both of the Lakers' back-to-back games to end the preseason while nursing a calf tightness, but he's not expected to face any restrictions to begin the regular season. The 26-year-old is coming off arguably the most efficient season of his five-year career, as he averaged 13.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.4 three-pointers and 1.2 assists across 26.9 minutes per contest while shooting 53.7 percent from the field in 68 appearances.
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Lakers' Grayson Murphy: Let go by Lakers
The Lakers waived Murphy on Saturday, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.
Murphy appears to have just signed his Exhibit 10 contract in order for Los Angeles to obtain his G League rights. He is set to spend the 2024-25 campaign with the South Bay Lakers of the G League.
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Lakers' Quincy Olivari: Converted to two-way deal
The Lakers converted Olivari's Exhibit 10 contract to a two-way deal Saturday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Los Angeles will open up a two-way spot for Olivari, an undrafted rookie guard out of Xavier who impressed during the preseason. Over his four exhibition outings, the 23-year-old averaged 8.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 three-pointers and 1.0 steals in 13.4 minutes while shooting 52.2 percent from the field. Olivari is likely to see the bulk of his playing time with the G League's South Bay Lakers in 2024-25.
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Lakers' Bronny James: Hits for 17 in Friday's start
James scored 17 points (7-17 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT) while adding four rebounds, three steals, an assist and a block in 35 minutes during Friday's 132-74 preseason loss to the Warriors.
LeBron's son got the start in the Lakers' preseason finale while dad and the rest of the team's regulars got the night off. James put together a decent performance, but the 2024 second-round pick will likely get most of his minutes this season in the G League, although at some point the Lakers will look to make history by having two generations of Jameses on the court at the same time.
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Lakers' Quincy Olivari: Drains five threes Friday
Olivari scored 22 points (8-16 FG, 5-9 3Pt, 1-1 FT) while adding seven rebounds and two assists in 39 minutes during Friday's 132-74 preseason loss to the Warriors.
The Lakers sat almost all of their rotation regulars for their preseason finale, leaving big minutes for fringe players like Olivari to make one last good impression on the coaching staff. The undrafted rookie out of Xavier will likely begin his pro career in the G League.
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Lakers' Quincy Olivari: Getting start Friday
Olivari will get the start in Los Angeles' preseason finale versus the Warriors on Friday, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports.
Olivari is competing for a depth role with the club, but he projects as a G League contributor. The Lakers are resting all of their regular starters in this exhibition contest, so the Rice product will have an opportunity to shine.
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Lakers' Jalen Hood-Schifino: Starting in finale
Hood-Schifino will start at guard in Friday's exhibition matchup with the Warriors on Friday, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports.
Hood-Schifino will start alongside Bronny James in the Lakers' backcourt. Los Angeles is opting to rest all of its expected starters, meaning Hood-Schifino figures to see a healthy workload.
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Lakers' Bronny James: Starting in finale
James will start at guard in Friday's preseason finale versus the Warriors, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports.
With the Lakers resting all of their expected starters, James will get an opportunity to shine. The rookie is expected to spend most of his time with the Lakers' G League affiliate this season.
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2023 Team Statistical Rankings
| PTS/G | OPP PTS/G | |
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| Team |
118.0 (6th) |
117.4 (23rd) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| J. Vanderbilt PF Jarred Vanderbilt PF | Foot |
| C. Wood PF Christian Wood PF | Knee |
| C. Koloko C Christian Koloko C | Illness |
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