Getty Luka Doncic, Lebron James and Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles are committed to work on their chemistry. The Athletic’s Jovan Buha, a beat writer for the Los Angeles Lakers , predicts that JJ Redick’s team will be a “legitimate title contender” in the 2025-26 season, provided they can acquire a quality wing defender like Andrew Wiggins . Such an addition, Buha believes, would ease the workload on LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, who struggled guarding the perimeter in the 2025