The Los Angeles Lakers will now be without all three of its best players against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Per Jovan Buha of The Athletic, L.A. has surprisingly ruled out starting guard Austin Reaves with a right ankle sprain,

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are sitting out with sprained right ankles when the Lakers host the Milwaukee Bucks in Los Angeles’ sixth game in eight days.

Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic have already built a strong connection and project as the Lakers’ backcourt for the long-term future. Considering how far Reaves has come, it’s hard to believe the Lakers got him as an undrafted free agent just four years ago. In fact, Doncic recently stated that he can’t believe it at all.