Anticipation is building for the Los Angeles Lakers this season as they brought in a lot of new faces to better complement Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. 

LeBron James is gone, and so are Luke Kennard, Marcus Smart, Rui Hachimura, Deandre Ayton, and Jaxson Hayes, all of whom were top-eight rotation players for the Lakers last season. 

The new faces include Walker Kessler, who was acquired as a restricted free agent from the Utah Jazz for multiple first-round picks and then given a four-year, $130 million contract. 

Joining Kessler are Quentin Grimes, Collin Sexton, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Kevon Looney, Jaden Hardy, Ziaire Williams, Matisse Thybulle and rookie Cameron Carr as the new faces on the team. 

Doncic, Reaves, and Kessler are getting all the headlines, but who is flying under the radar?

Sexton joins the team after finishing last season with the Chicago Bulls, signing a two-year, $19 million deal. 

He is expected to be the backup point guard coming off the bench, and he has the opportunity to thrive in that role, whether he's running the offense with Doncic off the floor or being used alongside the Lakers star. 

He averaged 15.4 points between the Bulls and Charlotte Hornets last season, season 48% from the field and 40% from three. He can be used as a spacer, slasher, or creator. He's going to be a key cog in the Lakers offense all season. 

Grimes comes over from the Philadelphia 76ers, signing a four-year, $60 million deal. With the loss of Marcus Smart, the Lakers needed a defensive-minded wing to play alongside Doncic and Reaves, and Grimes fits the bill. 

He's going to take on the toughest perimeter assignment most nights and be a key communicator in the defense. Offensively, his outside shooting can be inconsistent, as he shot only 33% from three last season, but was at 38% the season before. 

If he can round his shooting back into form, he's the X-factor for the Lakers starting lineup. 

While there are a lot of new faces on the team, LaRavia is returning for his second season. He was signed to a two-year, $12 million deal, coming over from the Sacramento Kings. 

In his first season with the team, he played in all 82 games, starting 43 contests. He averaged 8.2 points, four rebounds, and 1.8 assists. After shooting 38% from three with the Kings, he shot just 32% from three with the Lakers. 

If he can find his shooting stroke once again, LaRavia becomes a key piece on both ends of the floor as he's one of the few stable pieces to JJ Redick's rotation after an offseason of many changes.