Though the Los Angeles Lakers were widely viewed as the "winners" in the trade for superstar Luka Doncic, the Doncic era in Los Angeles has gotten off to a slow start. This was not necessarily a surprise because Doncic was coming off a calf injury when he joined the team, but the Lakers likely aren't pleased that they lost their last two games to struggling teams in the Charlotte Hornets and Utah Jazz.
In his first three games as a Laker, Doncic scored a high of 16 points, though he did start on a minutes restriction. Ahead of the Lakers' matchup against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, Lakers head coach JJ Redick appeared ready to see Doncic take off for the team, saying that Doncic will "have the ball in his hands a lot." Before the game, Redick also had an odd way of detailing how he will know Doncic is back.
