All offseason, the talks surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers was about their desire to get an ideal center to pair with Luka Doncic and the team made the move to do just that in agreeing to a sign-and-trade deal for Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent guard Quentin Grimes to a four-year $60 million deal with a player option according to Shams Charania. Grimes is a part of a large free agent class brought in by Rob Pelinka which includes Collin Sexton and Walker Kessler who were acquired in response to the departure of LeBron James.
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LeBron James is officially a free agent after he decided not to return to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat are obvious landing spots for James.
If it wasn’t clear before the Lakers made their flurry of moves on Wednesday morning, then it certainly is now. Rui Hachimura will not be a Laker next season.
Rob Pelinka and the Los Angeles Lakers are suddenly throwing money around left and right. On Wednesday, the Lakers acquired star big man Walker Kessler in a trade with the Utah Jazz and came to an agreement on a four-year, $130 million deal.
Walker Kessler is the Los Angeles Lakers’ new franchise center. Just a day after LeBron James announced his plans to play elsewhere, the Lakers acquired the seven-foot shot blocker from the Utah Jazz in a sign-and-trade deal.
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 Lakers just keep adding. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Los Angeles has agreed to a two-year, $19 million contract with free-agent guard Collin Sexton.
The Los Angeles Lakers took over the NBA free agency period on Wednesday, signing FOUR players to help their rotation. They spend over $250 million in just a few hours.
The Lakers continue building around Luka Doncic. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Los Angeles has agreed to a four-year, $60 million contract with free-agent guard Quentin Grimes.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ roster is going to look at lot different when the 2026-27 season roles around as they are following through with their plan of utilizing max cap space.
Collin Sexton has agreed to a two-year, $19 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. He is set to join the Lakers after spending the 2025-26 season with the Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls.
Just minutes after the Lakers’ pending acquisition of Walker Kessler was reported, they made another significant frontcourt addition. The Lakers have agreed to a four-year, $52 contract with big man Sandro Mamukelashvili, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.
The Los Angeles Lakers were expected to be one of the more busy teams in free agency this summer as they went into it with the most cap space in the NBA, especially with the expectation that LeBron James will be playing elsewhere.
Prior to the start of free agency, it was revealed that LeBron James informed the Los Angeles Lakers of his intentions to continue his playing career elsewhere next season, ending his tenure with the franchise after eight seasons.
The Los Angeles Lakers had a number of role players who were extremely critical to their success last season and arguably the most important was veteran guard Marcus Smart.
The Los Angeles Lakers were poised to be one of the biggest players in the free agency and trade markets this offseason. With several expiring contracts, the Purple and Gold were bound to boast enough cap flexibility to build a stronger roster for the 2026-27 season.