LOS ANGELES — It’s the second year of JJ Redick’s tenure as Lakers head coach, and as much as things changed, a lot remained the same. The Lakers still have two titans of basketball, but it’s no longer LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Now, it’s LeBron and Luka Dončić.

Los Angeles didn’t have a DJ blasting music like last year either, but the energy was still high inside the UCLA Health and Training Center as returning players like Austin Reaves and Gabe Vincent built off of last season and new blood like Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart worked to get integrated and make an impact right away.

“This is where you get in the lab and get it out of your system,” Ayton said after practice. “Watch film and get closer to your teammates and work on your conditioning. Just being available and knowing

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