The first addition of the offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers came in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft. General manager Rob Pelinka selected Baylor wing Cameron Carr with the No.
The last 48 hours of the NBA free agency market have been a perilous rollercoaster for the Los Angeles Lakers. They missed the chance to get Isaiah Stewart, who is now with the Grizzlies, while Isaiah Hartenstein is expected to remain in Oklahoma City on a new long-term deal.
The Los Angeles Lakers have no choice but to make LeBron James wait while they figure out the biggest flaw on their roster during free agency. NBA free agency opens on July 3, and the Lakers are rushing to put the pieces together for a championship-caliber team around Luka Doncic.
Former Tennessee Volunteers guard Dalton Knecht is expected to be traded by the Los Angeles Lakers before the 2026-27 NBA season. The expectation is that former Tennessee Vols guard Dalton Knecht will be traded before the 2026-27 NBA season.
Rui Hachimura ended the postseason with an elite 56.9% shooting from deep. The Japanese forward is an unrestricted free agent, and it seems the playoff performance wouldn’t lead to a contract from the Purple and Gold.
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The Los Angeles Lakers seem to have some competition in retaining the services of Marcus Smart. Smart was reported to be a likely veteran that the Lakers would retain heading into next season.
The Los Angeles Lakers showed faith in Cameron Carr when they traded up a spot and gave cash considerations just to acquire him. This was not lost on the 21-year-old during his introductory news conference on Friday.
LeBron James‘ future with the Lakers appears no closer to being resolved. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, there is growing belief around the NBA that James has multiple legitimate options in free agency, with a return to Los Angeles no longer viewed as the only likely outcome.
After the 2026 NBA Draft, the league pivots to free agency and the start of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, with the Los Angeles Lakers already filling out their roster with young players set to join Adou Thiero and rookie Cameron Carr.
In the NBA Draft, the first round is where teams look for players who could be stars or at least contribute right away. Then there's the second round, where the stakes are low and not much is expected.
The Los Angeles Lakers traded up one spot with the New York Knicks to ensure they got the player they wanted, Baylor guard Cameron Carr, with the 24th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
The New York Knicks are surely still basking in the glow of being NBA champions for the first time since 1973. They deserve to take the time to savor this victory.
With the NBA Draft now out of the way, the Los Angeles Lakers turn to the bulk of the offseason, with roster moves still to be made when it comes to the free agency period, and possible trades.
Every summer, Las Vegas becomes the place to be in the NBA world due to the Summer League. With every team in attendance, it’s a chance to get an early look at the incoming rookie class and see how they perform in a competitive professional environment.
The schedule for the 2026 Las Vegas Summer League has officially been announced. The Summer League goes from July 9-19 and the Los Angeles Lakers will begin their journey against the team who ended their season, the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 10.
The Los Angeles Lakers have launched their offseason on a strong note by securing a key piece of their roster for the future. The franchise moved quickly to lock in Austin Reaves with a substantial multi-year contract extension, ensuring his continued presence in Southern California.
The Los Angeles Lakers‘ search for a starting center has reportedly entered a new phase. After weeks of exploring virtually every option on the market, the franchise has now narrowed its focus to three physical interior anchors who fit Luka Doncic’s vision for the team.
The Los Angeles Lakers apparently paid far more than they wanted to in order to retain Austin Reaves. The Lakers re-signed their homegrown star Reaves to a monster four-year, $185 million deal earlier this week.
The Luka Doncic Foundation announced that they have opened up applications for Stay in Play, a three-year global grant program intended to eliminate financial barriers that force young athletes to quit youth sports.
Austin Reaves just hit a hole-in-one in life. Reaves will continue his NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers for years to come after securing a massive contract extension with the Western Conference franchise on Wednesday.
The Lakers and Mavericks have made a minor trade late in the second round of the draft, with Los Angeles agreeing to send the rights to No. 56 overall pick Vsevolod Ishchenko to Dallas, per Dan Woike of The Athletic (Twitter link).
The Lakers and free agent guard Austin Reaves have reached an agreement on a deal that will keep him off the open market, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that Reaves will sign a four-year, maximum-salary contract worth a projected $185MM to remain in Los Angeles.