The Los Angeles Lakers trade gaurd Maurice Evans and forward Brian Cook to the Orlando Magic for gaurd-forward Trevor Ariza.Definitely a trade that will benifit both teams. Orlando's front office is doin' it.With the spot-up-shooting talent of Brian Cook and M.Evans hustle mentality, they should   more...

Yes I know it's early and the Los Angeles Lakers really haven't been tested buy a quality opponent, but doesn't it look like the Lakers are already better then last year?
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Throughout the Kobe/Lakers summer drama, we've all just been waiting for L.A. to rope a star, a perfect running mate for Bryant to make a move on another championship with. Well, I'm sure the Lakers most recent move will totally placate their temperamental star. Early this afternoon the Lakers came   more...
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This is part of my series of articles previewing all 30 NBA teams and the upcoming season.The Lakers are looking to build on a good season with Phil Jackson back on the bench. Their youth looks good and is growing faster than you could have expected. Andrew Bynum is looking every bit worth the   more...
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With Kobe Bryant out, the rest of the Lakers needed to step up. They did. Luke Walton, Maurice Evans and Jordan Farmar had career highs with 25, 22, and 15 points respectively. Good to see them taking one without Kobe, especially because they dropped a gimme to the injury-ravaged Hornets.
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After letting the Suns drop 40 on them in the first quarter, the Lakers remembered how they won those 3 games in the playoffs last year: defense, and inside scoring. The Suns started the game by making their first nine shots, and looked like they weren't going to miss the rest of the night. The   more...

If each night one had the time, energy and will to look through every NBA stat line, one might be very successful at fantasy basketball. One would be able to pick up emerging studs, drop eventual duds and monitor those ify suds. Unfortunately, a manager rarely has the time to do this, but here at   more...
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We are at the point of the season when most coaches have settled on their rotations and most players have settled into their roles. As a result, there are not many players who are going to shock us with a dramatic change in their production level, unless an injury or trade plays a role.   more...
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Fantasy Basketball can be hard. It's a lot easier when you know who to pickup. It's mid Week 19 and we thought all you tired, hard working managers would find a list of pickups by position useful. So take a break from your fantasy baseball draft and pick up some of these guys! Green is a great   more...
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Stan Van Gundy got sent a message for not taking the Kings' coaching job. Even though the Kings were up by 19 points early in the 3rd quarter, in the NBA no lead is safe from any team. The Kings attacked early in the game and took advantage of Dwight Howard riding the bench in the 2nd quarter.   more...
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DeShawn Stevenson got the Technical, but Reggie Evans started it.
Original Story: http://www.odenized.com/2008/02/deshawn-....