The Los Angeles Lakers on Monday released their complete 2026 preseason schedule, featuring five exhibition games against the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets.
The team will open the slate on Oct. 5 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, then travel south for a back-to-back meeting with the Warriors on Oct. 6 at Chase Center in San Francisco. Because NBA clubs arrange their own preseason calendars, the consecutive road games were scheduled by the Lakers themselves.
Following the two-game trip, the Lakers return to Crypto.com Arena for a home contest against Sacramento on Oct. 8. The annual visit to Las Vegas is set for Oct. 13, when Los Angeles faces Golden State at T-Mobile Arena. The preseason concludes on Oct. 16 with a matchup against the defending champion Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena.
Head coach JJ Redick will have only five tune-ups to evaluate a revamped roster that now includes Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Collin Sexton. With limited game action, training-camp practices and scrimmages are expected to carry added weight as the staff tests lineup combinations and rotations.
2026 Lakers Preseason Schedule
Monday, Oct. 5: at Kings, Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
Tuesday, Oct. 6: at Warriors, Chase Center, San Francisco
Thursday, Oct. 8: vs. Kings, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Tuesday, Oct. 13: vs. Warriors, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
Friday, Oct. 16: vs. Nuggets, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
*All start times to be determined
Tickets for the Las Vegas contest go on sale July 24, while seats for both games at Crypto.com Arena become available in August. Spectrum SportsNet will televise every preseason game; radio coverage will air on ESPN LA 710 AM and, in Spanish, on KFWB 980 AM.
The preseason schedule is presented by Delta Air Lines, the Lakers’ official airline. The Las Vegas game is presented by MGM Rewards.
Source: LakersNation.com
