The Los Angeles Lakers will be heading down to Orlando, Florida, to set up in the Walt Disney World bubble on July 9, where full team workouts will begin shortly after. The eight “seeding games” will not begin until July 30, meaning there’s still plenty of time until meaningful games get played.
However, each team will get three scrimmage games prior to the regular season resuming. The exhibition contests have been scheduled for the week of July 22-28, when all 22 teams will play three games but without back-to-backs.
The goal for scrimmages will be to help start the process of getting back to game speed, much like a preseason.