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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers News: Gabe Vincent ‘Felt Good’ In First Preseason Appearance
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Lakers News: Gabe Vincent ‘Felt Good’ In First Preseason Appearance

Corey Hansford
Published: 10/06/2025
3 Min Read
Gabe Vincent, Lakers, Warriors
Oct 5, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Gabe Vincent (7) dribbles to the basket against Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) in the first quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images
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Gabe Vincent was one of many Los Angeles Lakers to sit out the team’s preseason opener. But with Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves all sitting out of the team’s second preseason game, Vincent found himself in the starting lineup on Sunday night and was arguably the team’s best player.

Vincent led the Lakers with 16 points and five assists while knocking down three 3-pointers in the 111-103 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The guard showed he is still capable of handling an on-ball role, even though he will rarely be asked to do so when the Lakers are healthy.

But for Vincent himself, he felt good just being back on the court playing the game he loves and now wants himself and the Lakers to build on what they showed against the Warriors, via Spectrum SportsNet:

“Yeah, I mean, it felt good to have the game back. Just simply put, in that way. Just to go out there and compete, play the game I love and go out there and put some minutes together. Obviously it was my first game, our second game of the preseason. We made some strides compared to the last game and we’re just gonna continue to try to grow.”

Vincent hasn’t been talked about much coming into this season but he had some big games for the Lakers last season and stands to be an important part of the rotation once again both as a defender and shooter. After an injury-marred first season in L.A., Vincent showed what he could bring to the team last season and now plans on building on that this year.

The veteran guard is more than capable of thriving with or without the ball and that is important on a team with three elite creators like the Lakers have. It was good for Vincent to be back on the court and if he can continue to be reliable on both ends of the floor, he will remain a big part of JJ Redick’s rotation.

Gabe Vincent likes JJ Redick being hard on Lakers in training camp

Something that has been a staple so far for the Lakers throughout training camp has been head coach JJ Redick ensuring the Lakers are in what he deems as championship shape. This was something Redick spoke about prior to training camp and Gabe Vincent told the head coach that if the entire team hates him for his conditioning drills then it’s a good thing.

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ByCorey Hansford
Corey Hansford is the Senior Editor for Lakers Nation, as well as a contributor for Dodger Blue, Rams News Wire, and Raiders News Wire. He is a passionate follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC, and the UFC. He can usually be seen arguing the merits of Kobe Bryant or cursing the decisions of Jerry Jones. He is also a former producer and associate producer for Sirius XM Sports Radio on both the Fantasy Sports Channel and College Sports Nation. Proud graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and The Real HU, Howard University, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Follow him on all social media outlets at @TheeCoreyH.
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