Luka is still relatively new to the team, as is this stretch of outstanding defense. Head coach JJ Redick has done a remarkable job of steering the Lakers ship through such changing waters this year, but if there's one constant that he's had since Day 1, it's LeBron James.

The Los Angeles Lakers will begin a stretch without the injured LeBron James when they visit the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.

LeBron James could miss one-to-two weeks with a groin strain, the injury he suffered during Saturday night's Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics. ESPN's Shams Charania reported the news on Sunday.