The Los Angeles Lakers, and their collection of intriguing young talent, remain one of the most fascinating organizations to monitor heading into the 2016-17 season.
Below, we'll break down some of the latest news surrounding the team.
Lakers head coach Luke Walton is still working with D'Angelo Russell to find the right balance between being a facilitator and a scoring threat in the offense, as he told Jovan Buha of ESPN.com after a 101-97 preseason loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday:
He struggled a little bit early because he really is trying to do the right thing, do what we're asking him.