“No one saw this coming,” Reggie Miller said about Austin Reaves’ unprecedented leap with the Lakers. Nobody but the man himself. Heading into the new season, AR15 declined to sign a four-year $89.2 million extension with the Purple and Gold.
In Year 23, LeBron James continues to make history as he and the Los Angeles Lakers look to compete for the franchise’s 18th championship. James had largely looked mortal since making his 2025-26 season debut, but he finally broke out in the Lakers’ win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was one of the many names mentioned in trade rumors this offseason. While several sources linked him to teams such as the Dallas Mavericks, the New York Knicks were often projected as the ideal landing spot for the 40-year-old.
The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to an excellent 17-6 start to the 2025-26 NBA season and are currently second in the standings in the Western Conference.
Let’s be real for a second: being a Lakers fan lately feels a bit like being trapped in a toxic relationship. You know it’s bad for you, you know you should
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
LeBron James said he isn’t surprised by Austin Reaves’ superb play this year during a recent episode of the Mind the Game podcast with former NBA star Steve Nash.
The Los Angeles Lakers are going to be monitoring the trade market. The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten out to a solid start this season sitting in second place in the Western Conference.
The Los Angeles Lakers were not on many people’s lists of teams competing for the second seed in the West, but with a 17–6 record, they are sitting right behind the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Wednesday’s NBA Cup Lakers-Spurs matchup won’t have all the star power possible. While LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves will all be available, Victor Wembanyama will not suit up for the Spurs.
Austin Reaves wasn’t many people’s pick to be the Lakers’ second scoring option when the 25/26 season began, but he’s held himself to a high level, even after LeBron James came back from injury.
The Los Angeles Lakers have surprised fans with their performance early in the 2025-26 NBA season. With a 17-6 record, the team is tied in second place with the Denver Nuggets.
With a little under 30 seconds remaining, Los Angeles Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James drove two steps towards the basket before stepping back and sinking a 20-foot jump shot that effectively sealed the 112-108 win for the Lakers over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, his team's 17th of the young season.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ 17-6 record to start the 2025-26 season is their best record after 23 games since the 2019-20 season. The last time the Los Angeles Lakers started a season this well, they went on to win the NBA Championship.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart returned to practice Tuesday and intends to play in Wednesday's NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup against the visiting San Antonio Spurs.
Agent Rich Paul sent the Los Angeles Lakers something of a warning despite their good start to the season. Paul, best known as LeBron James’ agent, suggested the Lakers have more work to do in order to seriously contend for an NBA title.
One of the biggest reasons the Los Angeles Lakers have exceeded expectations so far this season has been the leap of Austin Reaves into a legit All-Star caliber player.
On the road to defining their own dynastic legacy, the Shaquille O'Neal-Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers leaned on some of the savvy vets hailing from Phil Jackson's last dynasty, the 1990s-era Chicago Bulls.
By any metric, second-year head coach JJ Redick has done a fantastic job so far this year with the Lakers. The team is 17-6, tied for second in the West, and they’ve gotten there despite only having LeBron James for seven of those games.
At 16-6 (as of Dec. 6), the Los Angeles Lakers sit tied for third place in the vaunted Western Conference. The Lakers were widely expected to be a team struggling to even break into the top-six of the conference, as many projected Los Angeles to be a play-in team at best.