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Luka Doncic must embrace the role he's always avoided

Related Topics: Austin Reaves, LeBron James

Luka Doncic has to start moving without the ball. It is that simple, and that important. The Los Angeles Lakers did not bring Doncic in just to run endless pick-and-rolls like he did with the Dallas Mavericks.

With LeBron James and Austin Reaves sharing the floor, he will not have the ball in his hands every possession. So now the question is: Can he become an off-ball weapon?

Luka Doncic must evolve into an off-ball threat for the Lakers

If he is able to cut, screen and slip into space, the Lakers offense might honestly be close to being unstoppable.