EL SEGUNDO — Lakers star Luka Doncic and fellow guard Marcus Smart will make their preseason debuts in the team’s road matchup against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, Coach JJ Redick told reporters after Monday’s practice.

Doncic and Smart sat out of the team’s first three preseason games, including Sunday’s 126-116 victory over the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena.

The 26-year-old Doncic fully participated in Saturday’s practice after being a modified participant in the team’s three practices earlier last week and being a full participant to open training camp the previous week.

Doncic said over the weekend that the change in his participation status was because he played for the Slovenian national team in EuroBasket from early August to early September.

“Obviously, it’s a

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