The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up their preseason campaign with a 117-116 loss to the Sacramento Kings, which head coach JJ Redick called a “dress rehearsal” for the regular season. Luka Doncic led the Lakers’ charge, but issues lingered in the team’s play even in a strong individual performance.

Lakers insider Jovan Buha highlighted a key concern on his YouTube channel. During a video about his notes on the preseason, Buha said, “ Like the lob connection with the exception of Jaxson has just not been there. They’re still figuring it out with Deandre Ayton. Both Luka and Ayton, Austin and Ayton…entry passes for guys with deep seals and stuff, like, those are getting tipped, and some of the passing can certainly be better in terms of, just like, simple reads and getting the bigs closer to

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