So much for the Lakers being full strength for the first time this season.

While Luka Dončić and Marcus Smart look set to make their preseason debuts against the Suns, the Lakers will be without four other rotation players. The team announced during shootaround on Tuesday that Gabe Vincent, Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt and Jaxson Hayes would all be out.

With the Lakers having a back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday, it’s not a shock to see players resting. It wouldn’t be a surprise, either, to see most, if not all, of these players playing on Wednesday and a chunk of players active on Tuesday not play. It really feels like the only potential full-squad warm-up we’ll get may be on Friday in the preseason finale.

That leaves the Lakers pretty barren when it comes to their rotation. As

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