Lakers Fall to 0-2 In Preseason, Jarred Vanderbilt and Gabe Vincent Play Well, Look Healthy

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Oct 6, 2025 · 35m

Overall, JJ Redick was happier with the effort in Sunday's 111-103 loss to the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco than he was with the preseason opening loss to Phoenix on Friday.

And again, the Lakers were missing frontline players - this time, Luka Dončić and LeBron James sat again, and were joined by Friday's star Austin Reaves. Still no Marcus Smart or Adou Thiero. So not only were they short on talent compared to the Warriors, who played starters (at least in the first half), they were playing some combinations that likely won't be seen in the regular season, with people playing…