SACRAMENTO — JJ Redick has made a message clear across his first two seasons as the Lakers head coach: players’ roles don’t change when their teammates aren’t available. Even when those teammates are two of NBA’s biggest stars in Luka Doncic and LeBron James.

Redick’s ask from the other players is for them to star within the framework of their respective roles that have been laid out for them – a sentiment best embodied on Sunday by Austin Reaves, who set a new career-high for points in the Lakers’ 126-120 win over the Sacramento Kings.

Reaves scored 51 points at Golden 1 Center, topping his previous career-high of 45 points he scored in the Feb. 8 home win over the Indiana Pacers last season, to go along with 10 rebounds and nine assists and a pair of steals.

Deandre Ayton also stepped

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