The Los Angeles Lakers take the floor for the first time since a weekend trade cleared to land superstar Luka Doncic, as they head across town to face the LA Clippers.

The basketball world is still shocked, reverberating from the Luka Doncic trade that sapped the Lakers roster of depth and role players. That is obviously correlated to the spread you’ll see Tuesday, where even with LeBron James expected to play, the Clippers are 8.5-point favorites at FanDuel for the 10 p.m. ET game.

Although the Lakers are fresh off the heist of the century, Ivica Zubac will take advantage of a team that's currently undermanned in the paint without Anthony Davis.

On the latest episode of “NBA Daily,” Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni were joined by senior Lakers beat writer Jovan Buha to discuss what further moves Los Angeles could make. A partial transcript has been edited for clarity and length. The full episode is available on YouTube below or in the “NBA Daily” podcast feed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Luka Dončić over the weekend, they gained more than a superstar talent and perennial NBA MVP candidate. They

The Lakers have traded for Luka Dončić, leading many to wonder when the former Dallas Maverick would play his first game in his new uniform.