Perhaps the most exciting thing about Luka Doncic coming to the Los Angeles Lakers — beyond the potentially decade-long championship window — is the combined basketball IQ between him, LeBron James and Austin Reaves.

Austin Reaves scored 45 points for the Lakers, who were without LeBron James and newly acquired Luka Doncic, but still had enough to beat the Pacers.

The Luka Donic era likely will begin Monday night in Los Angeles. For the first time since being acquired in a stunning blockbuster trade last week, Doncic is listed as probable to be in Lakers lineup when L.