Entering his first training camp with the Los Angeles Lakers , Luka Doncic is aiming, alongside his teammates, to be in the best possible shape at the top of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season.

“We just got started. Obviously, it’s a work in progress. Some people are not practicing, some are,” he described after the third Preseason day.

Following a quad injury on the first day of training camp, German teammate Maxi Kleber was among the sidelined players. Also, LeBron James, due to thigh discomfort, Marcus Smart, due to left Achilles tendinopathy, and Adou Thiero, due to left knee swelling, sat out Thursday’s practice and will miss the preseason opener opposite the Phoenix Suns in Acrisure Arena on Friday.

“We just talked about today, not just physical shape, mental shape too, so it goe

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