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Lakers Notes: Doncic, Grimes, Mamukelashvili, Carr

Luka Doncic has been on a tear to start the season, averaging 39.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 7.9 assists while leading the Lakers to a 10-2 record and the top seed in the West coming into Wednesday’s slate of games.

While he’s leading the league in scoring, there are other boxes he will likely have to check if he wants to earn his first MVP award, Eric Pincus writes for Bleacher Report.

Leading the Lakers to a better record than the Spurs and Thunder would go a long way towards making his case, a job that has gotten slightly easier given the injuries Oklahoma City has dealt with so far this season. He will also have to keep up the active and focused defensive intensity he has shown during this hot start, and will likely have to find ways to remain as impactful if and when his red-hot shooting cools off.

Lakers must lean into newfound depth or else risk burning out key players

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to the best start in the NBA (along with the Philadelphia 76ers) at 9-2. LA has wisely rested Luka Doncic for two games already this season, and the Lakers must continue to manage his workload carefully.

Luka isn't the only guy to worry about, though. While this hot start might tempt the Lakers to rest Doncic even more and overwork Austin Reaves, that wouldn't make sense. Reaves is currently leading the Lakers in minutes per game (36.2), slightly above Doncic's 36.0, and neither of those figures should creep up any higher. Remember — both Doncic and Reaves had their bodies betray them ahead of last year's postseason.

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