The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a hot start in the 2026-27 NBA season. They have won their last six games, improving to a 10-2 record and claiming the top spot in the Western Conference standings.
The Los Angeles Lakers have won 10 of their first 12 games in the 2026-27 season, and on Monday, it took a resilient effort for the Lakers to hold on for a 124-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the hottest teams in the league right now, bringing a six-game win streak with them as they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
It is now Bronny James‘ third season in the NBA, yet he has appeared in only 74 regular-season games and has still been unable to secure a consistent place in the Los Angeles Lakers’ rotation.
At 10–2, the Los Angeles Lakers have won six straight games and recorded their best start since the 2019–20 championship campaign. Luka Doncic is leading the league in scoring, while newly acquired Walker Kessler has quickly established himself as a valuable presence in the paint.
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Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick took a break from the NBA grind on Tuesday night to check in on his alma mater, and the cameras made sure to find him.
Stephen A. Smith’s relationship with the Lakers had been strained over the years, partly because of LeBron James. But now that James is no longer with the Lakers, Smith still has serious concerns about how the Lakers’ roster is built to contend for a championship around its new big three: Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Walker Kessler.
The Los Angeles Lakers announced they have signed center Carson Cooper to a two-way contract. In a corresponding move, the team waived two-way center Lawson Lovering.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
The Lakers are continuing to make moves on the margin while trying to find a potential center solution. After signing Lawson Lovering to a two-way deal roughly two weeks ago, the Lakers are waiving the big man in place of…another big man.
The Lakers have swapped out big men on their two-way roster. After waiving Lawson Lovering, the Lakers are replacing him with center Carson Cooper, Hoops Hype’s Michael Scotto tweets.
Two-way center Lawson Lovering has been waived by the Lakers, Hoops Hype’s Michael Scotto tweets. The move was confirmed on the NBA transactions log. Lovering lasted with the club for only a couple of weeks.
Luka Doncic is getting plenty of attention for the Lakers’ 10-2 start. Magic Johnson wants to make sure JJ Redick gets some, too. The Lakers legend pointed to a specific adjustment in Monday’s win over the Hawks as evidence of Redick’s growth on the sideline.
The Lakers are 10-2, which gives them plenty of reasons to like what they have. It doesn’t mean they’re finished looking for help. Two possible additions would already know a little about playing alongside Luka Doncic.
The Los Angeles Lakers overhauled their roster like no other this season. Los Angeles brought in a total of nine new players to their roster this season.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Collin Sexton is starting to his a rhythm in his role with the team and a big reason for that is his conversations with the coaching staff.
Despite missing Luka Dončić Sunday against the Detroit Pistons and Austin Reaves Monday against the Atlanta Hawks, the Los Angeles Lakers went on the road for a back-to-back set and won both games over two of the Eastern Conference’s top-four seeds.
Monday night was a special one for Cameron Carr as not only did the Los Angeles Lakers get the win over the Atlanta Hawks with him getting rotation minutes for the first time, but that also naturally led to him scoring the first points of his career.
Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are easily the NBA's highest-scoring pair of teammates. The Los Angeles Lakers showed they just need one of them, with two impressive road wins over two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.
The shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 on the road tonight without their star player, Austin Reaves, who was out with an illness after a 43-point game last night.
Austin Reaves scored a season-high 43 points Sunday night as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Detroit Pistons 121-116 without Luka Dončić, who was ruled out earlier in the day with lower-back tightness.
Bronny James had a couple of questions for a courtside heckler Sunday in Detroit. Neither had much to do with the Lakers’ offense. “Can you run a mile?” James asked during an exchange captured on video.