The Los Angeles Lakers really, really like Cameron Carr. There's a reason they traded up in the draft to get him. JJ Redick has since revealed that Carr was much higher than No. 24 on LA's draft board.What's not to like?...
The Los Angeles Lakers enter training camp with 16 guaranteed contracts on their books, and Bronny James has the edge over Dalton Knecht to make the trim down to 15 before opening night. The front office has tried to tra...
Former Los Angeles Lakers forward (and No. 7 overall pick) Julius Randle was traded from the Timberwolves to the Nets this offseason as part of the LaMelo Ball deal. Randle's competitive spirit must've been crushed by th...
The Los Angeles Lakers need a starting power forward, but they may already have the answer on their roster in Ziaire Williams. Some fans want the purple and gold to trade for PJ Washington after his success playing with ...
The Los Angeles Lakers gave Quentin Grimes a $60 million contract this summer to be the type of player he's never been in his career; not consistently, anyway. It's arguably the biggest risk that Lakers GM Rob Pelinka is...
The Los Angeles Lakers must use Austin Reaves next to Quentin Grimes to ensure they have an above-average defensive rating this season. The goal is title contention. Los Angeles completely remade their roster around Luka...
The Los Angeles Lakers underwent significant changes this offseason to retool their roster around Luka Doncic. They got rid of LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luke Kennard, Jaxson Hayes, Maxi Kl...
Austin Reaves is entering 2026-27 with a max contract that is going to immediately raise the bar for both what the Los Angeles Lakers are asking of him and how people evaluate his performances. One area that calls for a ...
It took a season-and-a-half but the Los Angeles Lakers have finally completed an offseason during which they had the resources to build a team that fits Luka Doncic. They prioritized defense, shooting, and offensive vers...
The Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup is mostly locked in. Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Walker Kessler are guarantees. Quentin Grimes is widely expected to start on the wing. The fifth and final spot -- reserved for...
The Los Angeles Lakers revamped their roster this summer, but it left the team with a hole at the five behind Walker Kessler that has to be addressed. Luka Doncic wanted a rim-protecting center to anchor their defense. T...
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Austin Reaves to a four-year, $184.7 million extension this summer to make him Luka Doncic’s co-star. It came in just under his max. The new deal had plenty of fans and experts questioning t...
Playing with Luka Doncic puts the game of basketball on easy mode for many of his teammates. With a handful of new arrivals joining the Los Angeles Lakers for the upcoming season, there are several players who are about ...
ESPN's NBA Rank revealed a great deal about how some of the top players in the game are viewed. Luka Doncic, for instance, was ranked at No. 4 in the Association—and a follow-up piece on the NBA Rank revealed that there ...
The Los Angeles Lakers gave up two first-round draft picks, two pick swaps, and $130 million to acquire Walker Kessler. It's a hefty price to pay for a player who has never played a postseason game, but it's one that Rob...
Rob Pelinka does not make his decisions without input from the key figureheads around him. The Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations made that perfectly clear on Thursday. That includes head coach JJ Redi...
Slovenia laid the foundation. The Los Angeles Lakers went across the pond to Eastern Europe to meet with Luka Doncic and come together as a unit. Multiple players came back from that trip to sing the praises of what it d...
There were a couple of things said at the Los Angeles Lakers' start of season press conference that should have been music to the ears of Bronny James. Combining the comments from JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka paints a pictu...
Tanking works. There are few better examples of that across the NBA than the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. Both teams got to take multiple seasons off from competitive basketball and reap the rewards o...
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick sure found an interesting way to confirm who won’t be starting in 2026-27. At an for the upcoming season, Redick plainly stated that Luka Doncic, Walker Kessler, and Austin Reaves ...
The Los Angeles Lakers players will arrive for Media Day on Sep. 28. Before all of them prepare themselves to field questions from the media, JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka took the first round of inquiries on Thursday. One t...
The enthusiasm coming from JJ Redick when discussing Adou Thiero was an overwhelming highlight from the Los Angeles Lakers' press conference on Thursday. The third-year coach joined Rob Pelinka to answer questions from t...
The most encouraging part about 2025-26 for Bronny James was his growth as a 3-point shooter. However, it is a specific type of 3-point shot the Los Angeles Lakers will need to see more of from him moving forward. That w...
One of the things Los Angeles Lakers fans have wondered about throughout the summer is what exactly led to the team's breakup with Marcus Smart. The now Houston Rockets guard finally shed light on the matter, and in doin...
To many, Kobe Bryant is the greatest player in Los Angeles Lakers history. Bryant has the same number of championships with the Lakers as Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, while also having a long 20-year legacy wit...
