When will Luka Doncic debut for the Lakers? Everything we know so far

Luka Doncic should make his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers soon.

On Wednesday, Doncic participated in his first practice with the Lakers since joining the team in a stunning trade with Dallas last weekend. Despite Lakers coach JJ Redick initially saying Donic could make his debut over the weekend, it'll now probably come Monday night against the Utah Jazz. 

"Probably more likely Monday," Redick said. "No commitment made on anything, but probably trending more toward Monday."

Here's what else we know about when Doncic will suit up for the Lakers.

The Slovenian superstar hadn't played for the Mavericks since he strained his left calf on Christmas Day. He missed the Mavs' next 19 games until he was traded to the Lakers. 

The Lakers have played two games since Doncic landed in LA. Doncic watched from the bench at Intuit Dome on Tuesday night while LeBron James led a 122-97 blowout of the Clippers for the Lakers' ninth victory in 11 games. He did not play against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, either

It's unlikely at this point that Donic will play when the Lakers host the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.

"We want him to feel confident," Redick said Thursday. "We want our medical staff to feel confident. We don't want to rush anything here. I think we're all anticipating that. I know the fans are anticipating that, and certainly our players and our coaching staff are anticipating that. I think the one thing we all have in the back of our mind as we've shifted and had to recalibrate here in the last week — we're not going to be able to just snap our fingers and it's all going to work right away. There's work to be done once he's healthy and back in the lineup, and that's going to be fun."

Doncic participated in a