The Los Angeles Lakers play their first game on Tuesday night since trading away D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. It’s a trade that brings more balance to the Lakers roster behind their superstar duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis with more wing depth and improved defense.
Both players are slated to make their Lakers debut on Tuesday night as they face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the final game before the calendar flips to 2025. There is perhaps no better test for L.