The Los Angeles Lakers’ primary path to adding talent this offseason will be by operating as a cap space team, and either signing free agents outright or absorbing players into their cap space via trade.
LeBron James has not made a decision on his future yet, but the speculation surrounding the four-time NBA champion has already reached full speed. With free agency approaching and retirement still on the table, every comment from those closest to the situation is being scrutinized for clues about what comes next.
Luka Doncic has always made his expectations clear, and his latest comments on the Lakers’ season were as direct as ever. For Doncic, no amount of regular-season progress can make up for falling short of an NBA title.
There is a lot to like about Adou Thiero as he was by far the most athletic player on the Los Angeles Lakers roster during his rookie season. The Lakers don’t have many prospects in the pipeline, but Thiero represents one of the few that could pan out for the parent roster.
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has had one of the most impressive careers of any athlete as not only did he live up to the insane hype, but he exceeded it.
Luka Doncic’s love for soccer isn’t a secret. Yet, when the FIFA World Cup came to the USA, the Los Angeles Lakers star wasn’t attending to make time for something that’s more important.
The Los Angeles Lakers knew exactly what Luka Doncic wanted this offseason. The rest of the NBA knows it, too. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Doncic
There are more complications for the Los Angeles Lakers than just LeBron James. While the front office hinted at a possible re-signing of the Akron-born, the 41-year-old alone cannot solve the Lakers’ frontcourt problems.
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
It has been 10 years since the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off the greatest comeback in NBA history, roaring back from a 3-1 deficit to stun the 73-win Golden State Warriors.
The Los Angeles Lakers organization has signaled a clear commitment to constructing a competitive roster centered on emerging star Luka Doncic. At the same time, team executives remain eager to secure the return of veteran leader LeBron James for what could represent his concluding chapter in the NBA.
The choice of an A-list center from Luka Doncic has been heard by all teams. But there is more to his requests, and the Los Angeles Lakers front office is working overtime to fulfil that demand.
The Los Angeles Lakers might only be able to return four of their five starters from last season. Lakers forward Rui Hachimura could potentially be the odd man out for the team in free agency this offseason, Dave McMenamin of ESPN reported this week.
Every team in the NBA is waiting for the first offseason domino to drop, and without a doubt, it's the Milwaukee Bucks trading superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
One of the upgrades the Los Angeles Lakers want to make during the NBA offseason is bolstering the frontcourt with a center who can take the team to another level, with superstar Luka Doncic leading the way.
Luka Doncic became a superstar almost immediately when he joined the NBA back in 2018, making the playoffs in his second season and giving the Los Angeles Clippers a real scare in his first postseason series.
A year-and-a-half into the Luka Dončić era and the Lakers, despite a pair of 50-win seasons, have been far from title contention. It’s not entirely inexcusable as acquiring a franchise-altering superstar in the middle of a season is going to drastically change the outlook of a team.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ core trio of Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves finally had things click into place late last season and showed that they can lead their team to great success.