Lakers roll with changes to kick off Luka Doncic era: ‘A great first day’

When the Lakers opened training camp with their first practice on Tuesday in El Segundo, there were a lot of new faces inside the building.

And many familiar faces were nowhere to be seen.

Gone were LeBron James, the league’s all-time leading scorer who spent eight seasons in Los Angeles before joining the 76ers.

Same with Rui Hachimura, who spent 3 ½ seasons with the Lakers before joining the Clippers, as well as Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luke Kennard and Jaxson Hayes, all of whom played important roles for the Lakers’ playoff series victory over the Rockets in the spring.

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