Luka Dončić probably made Laker’s debut on Monday against jazz

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TNT’s Jared Greenberg reports live in NBA that Luka Dončić is spending against a Monday debut in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles (AP) – Luka Dončić is now expected to debut in Los Angeles Lakers Monday night against Utah Jazz (10:30 EN, NBA League Pass), says coach JJ Redick.

Dončić has not played since Christmas due to a strained left calf. REDICK INFORMATION INFORMATED Dončić could play for Lakers on Saturday against Indiana, but revised his forecast on Thursday night before Lakers hosted the Golden State Warriors.

“Probably more likely Monday,” Redick said. “No commitment obliged to something, but probably in the tendency of more towards Monday.”

Lakers acquired the Slovenian superstar Last weekend, Anthony Davis gave up in a blockbuster trade with Dallas. Dončić participated in a 5-to-5 “residence ready” game with teammates and Lakers’ coaching staff on Wednesday, and Redick said Doncic has not experienced any setback in his improvement from the calf damage.

“All is well. Everything is positive, ”said Redick. “Hopefully we get the floor at some point in the next few days to play. We all want to see him in a lacquer uniform. “

Four days after acquiring Dončić, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris from Mavericks, Lakers continued their list of revision Wednesday night by Acquisition of 7-Foot-2 Center Mark Williams From Charlotte in a trade for Rookie Dalton Knecht and Cam Reddick.

The league still had not formally approved the trade on Thursday night, which meant that Redick could not talk about the potential impact of Williams on Los Angeles’ dramatically renewed list. Lakers are more focused on getting started with Dončić when it can happen.

“We want him to feel confident,” Redick said. “We want our medical staff to feel confident. We won’t rush anything here. I think we all expect it. I know the fans expect it, and definitely expect our players and our coaching staff it. I think the one thing we all have in the back of our minds as we have changed and had to calibrate here in the last week – we will not be able to just click on our fingers and it will all work with it same. There is work that needs to be done when he is healthy and back in the lineup and it will be fun. “