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- BreakoutsLuka Dončić scored 52 in Utah, and Walker Kessler had his quietest nightDončić scored the season's first 50-point game with eight threes and ten assists in a win over Utah, which moved him to second on our points board, while Kessler had two points in his return to Salt Lake City.
- BreakoutsWalker Kessler followed 12-for-12 with six blocks, and is now a top-35 player on our boardKessler had 22 points, eight rebounds, three steals and six blocks against the Clippers, and in two games he has climbed from 47th to 33rd on points and from 36th to 27th in 9-cat.
- BreakoutsWalker Kessler's 12-for-12 debut, and what one night moved for him and CurryKessler scored 26 on perfect shooting in the Lakers' 127-105 rout of Golden State, and the same blowout held Stephen Curry to 21 minutes three days after his ankle sprain.
- StrategyRoto is not head-to-head over a longer season, and these players are worth more in itIn a rotisserie league a punted category scores one point of twelve all season and ESPN caps each lineup at 820 games, which lifts Walker Kessler, Zach Edey and Ausar Thompson and costs Giannis and Jalen Brunson.
About the Lakers depth chart
Los Angeles Lakers depth chart for 2026-27 fantasy basketball
This is the Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) depth chart for the 26-27 NBA season, position by position: who starts, who backs up, who is out and each player’s fantasy rank, read from Sleeper’s chart every night.
The Lakers’ first choices are Luka Dončić at point guard, Austin Reaves at shooting guard, Matisse Thybulle at small forward, Jake LaRavia at power forward and Walker Kessler at center.
Their best fantasy asset on our points projections is Luka Dončić, ranked 2nd, and Austin Reaves is 26th.
Adou Thiero and Ziaire Williams are listed as unable to play.
To use this chart in a fantasy league, the NBA fantasy schedule counts how many games the Lakers play each week, the NBA fantasy trade analyzer prices a deal for any of them, and the fantasy basketball rankings set them against every other player in the league.
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