Austin Reaves is entering a massive fifth campaign in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2024-25, Reaves posted career-highs across the board, finishing the year with 20.2 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals on 46.0% from the field and 37.7% from three.
Do you remember Luka Doncic’s first press conference as a Laker? His bruises, fresh from the Dallas Mavericks trade, were visible. Loud still. He carried the burden of a calf injury that kept him out of basketball action for more than a month.
The Los Angeles Lakers begin the 2025-26 NBA season in less than four weeks when they face the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 21. It marks the start of Luka Doncic’s first full season as a member of the franchise after being traded to L.A.
Los Angeles Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss drew a direct line between Luka Doncic and some of the most iconic players in franchise history. With the 2025-26 NBA season less than a month away, Buss compared Doncic’s global reach to that of Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James.
Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday, breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason.
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic got an MVP vote in a survey done by ESPN's NBA experts. They had Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic winning the award overwhelmingly, but Doncic got some consideration as well.
Byron Scott was a key piece to the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s, also known as the “Showtime Lakers.” He helped LA win three NBA championships. LeBron James is the current star of the Lakers and in seven seasons, he’s led the Lakers to one NBA title.
After emerging as the top team in the East last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers continue their efforts to build roster strength. However, with restricted avenues to do so due to pre-existing cap constraints, the Cavs have been limited to making free agency additions.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is a consummate professional on and off the floor, and that has helped him play this well so late into his career.
Zach Lowe believes the Los Angeles Lakers should lock up Rui Hachimura to a new extension, in which he could earn up to $26 million annually. The former ninth overall pick is entering the final year of his current contract and has been eligible for an extension since July.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James will soon begin his unprecedented 23rd season in the NBA. More news: Lakers Draft Bust Signs with Champion EuroLeague Team He will soon set the record for most seasons in the association, and it certainly didn't come by accident.
This offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers signed Luka Doncic to a lucrative contract extension that will keep him with the franchise long term. It was a big commitment for a Lakers team that gave up substantial talent and draft compensation to shockingly acquire Doncic in February from the Dallas Mavericks.
Although he didn't log rotation minutes for the Los Angeles Lakers with any consistency upon being acquired as a salary-matching throw-in piece for L.A.'s blockbuster Luka Doncic trade with the Dallas Mavericks, free agent reserve power forward Markieff Morris could still be a net positive piece on a new team this season.
Last summer, when the Los Angeles Lakers fired Darvin Ham after a first-round loss to the Denver Nuggets, they went on an extensive coaching search. UConn’s Dan Hurley was one of the options before they eventually chose JJ Redick.
Luka Doncic’s first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers will be watched very closely and his offseason has only increased anticipation for the coming year.
Former Los Angeles Lakers three-time NBA champion Byron Scott spoke candidly regarding superstar LeBron James' legacy in the purple and gold. Scott believes
Rui Hachimura has been extension eligible since July 6, and The Ringer's Zach Lowe believes the Los Angeles Lakers should sign him up long-term now. On the latest episode of The Zach Lowe Show, Lowe made the case for why Hachimura deserves to get a deal worth about $26 million a year from the Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers had one of the most eventful 2024-25 seasons in recent memory. The franchise made headlines in June when they hired JJ Redick as their new head coach, bringing in the former sharpshooter to lead a roster stacked with star talent.
LOS ANGELES — Lakers GM Rob Pelinka entered the offseason preaching patience. He emphasized optionality in roster building. The message was clear: cap space was the currency of the future.