Lakers Roster Update: Team parts ways with promising guard and 3 more ahead of season opener

The LA Lakers have made a decision on its roster heading into the 2025-26 NBA season. The team has parted ways with four players on Saturday, including a promising guard. They enter the new campaign with one open roster spot for a possible move during the season.

In a post on their official X account, the purple and gold franchise announced the release of RJ Davis, Augustas Marciulionis, Anton Watson and Nate Williams. Davis played in five preseason games, averaging 6.6 points and 1.4 rebounds on 55.5% shooting.

The UNC product had a promising first two games in the preseason before struggling for minutes in the next two. His final preseason game was a 10-point performance against the Dallas Mavericks.

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Augustas Marciulionis, the son of NBA legend and Hall of Famer Sarunas Marciulioni, didn't play in the preseason because of a foot injury. He has been with the team since July, when he signed an Exhibit 10 deal.

Anton Watson averaged 1.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in four preseason games, while Nate Williams put up 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in five preseason games.

Official Lakers roster heading into 2025-26 NBA season

After making roster moves on Saturday, the LA Lakers have a total of 17 players under contract. 14 players are on standard deals, while three are signed to a two-way deal.

They have one roster spot open, which will likely be used if they find a player who can help the team or if one of the two-way deal guys managed to impress coach JJ Redick.

Here is the official roster for the Lakers:

Luka Doncic | Guard
LeBron James | Forward
Austin Reaves | Guard
Deandre Ayton | Center
Marcus Smart | Guard
Jarred Vanderbilt | Forward
Rui Hachuimura | Forward
Maxi Kleber | Center
Jake LaRavia | Forward
Bronny James | Guard
Adou Thiero | Guard
Dalton Knecht | Forward
Gabe Vincent | Guard
Christian Kaloko | Center (Two-Way)
Chris Mañon | Guard | (Two-Way)
Nick Smith Jr. | Guard (Two-Way)

The Lakers have players listed as injured heading into the regular season. LeBron James is dealing with sciatic and will likely return in mid-November. Jaxson Hayes suffered a wrist injury in the team's final preseason game, while Bronny James has a minor knee injury.

Chris Mañon has a Grade 2 ankle sprain, which caused him to miss most of the preseason. Rookie Adou Thiero will miss the start of the season and is scheduled to get re-evaluated in two to three weeks.

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Juan Paolo is a journalist for Sportskeeda who covers the NBA and WNBA. He's been writing about basketball since 2015 and has been with Sportskeeda since 2021.

Juan's allegiance lies with the Golden State Warriors and his journey with the Warriors began with their memorable victory over the Lakers in 2000, and he experienced the successes of the 'We Believe' era and the rise of Steph Curry.

What Juan loves most about basketball is its ability to evoke a range of emotions, from adrenaline-fueled excitement to the highs of victory and the lows of defeat. To ensure complete accuracy in articles, he conducts thorough research before writing his articles.

The Warriors' victories in the 2022 and 2017 championships hold a special place in Juan's memories, as well as iconic moments like Baron Davis' dunk over Andrei Kirilenko and Goran Dragic's performance in the 2010 Western Conference semifinals.

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