The Los Angeles Lakers will host Isaiah Thomas and the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 25, and Brook Lopez and the Milwaukee Bucks on March 1, 2019, which will mark their first games back at Staples Center since leaving the team in free agency.
In their lone seasons with the organization, Thomas (15.6 points and 5.0 assists in 17 games) and Lopez (13.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 74 games) were key contributors in helping the Lakers win more than 30 games for the first time since the 2012-13 NBA season.
Most importantly, they were part of the two major trades president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka made, which enabled them to have two-max contract slots in free agency.