The Los Angeles Lakers have come out of the gates hot winning four of their first six games despite so many key players like Luka Doncic and LeBron James missing time due to injury.
Austin Reaves has quickly become one of the early stories of the season. With LeBron James and Luka Doncic out, he stepped up and showed he could be the go-to player for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Los Angeles Lakers great Michael Cooper was one of the finest defenders of his generation, but he has no problem admitting he is glad he never went up against Michael Jordan at his absolute best.
Austin Reaves found himself in unfamiliar territory as the main man in the Los Angeles Lakers’ offense with both Luka Doncic and LeBron James out with injuries.
Luka Doncic is averaging 45.3 points per game this season. Sure, the sample size is three games as he missed a couple due to a finger injury. Nevertheless, it should be noted that starting off the season on such a heater has him in unchartered territory, even for him.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without the services of at least four players when they take on the Miami Heat at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, but Deandre Ayton is unlikely to join that group on the sidelines.
Estimates for Austin Reaves’ next contract continue to rise amidst his scorching-hot start to the 2025-26 NBA season. On Friday, ESPN’s Tim Bontemps reported that “the belief around the league is that $30 million per year is the absolute baseline” for Reaves when he becomes an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
With Luka Doncic back in the fold, the Los Angeles Lakers will be out to solve what ails them at home when they host the Miami Heat on Sunday. The Lakers are just 1-2 in home games (4-2 overall) and have yet to see LeBron James (sciatica) play this season.
The shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers managed to outlast the similarly shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies in FedEx Forum on Friday, despite losing their new starting center for the entire second half of the game.
After an offseason filled with speculation about LeBron James’ future, the Los Angeles Lakers began without their biggest star. James remains sidelined with a lingering sciatica injury, raising concerns about his recovery and the team’s title hopes.
LeBron James has not played a single minute in the 2025-26 NBA season. Before the campaign even began, he was ruled out with sciatica in his lower back.
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has been on a tear to start the season, scoring at least 40 points in each of his first three games, joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to do so.
Los Angeles Lakers reserve point guard Gabe Vincent may have missed much of the 4-2 squad's early slate of regular season games, but when he has played he's shown why Lakers team president and general manager Rob Pelinka wanted to splurge on him with a three-year, $33 million free agent contract in the summer of 2023.
Luka Doncic returned to action on Friday night and immediately picked up where he left off before getting injured, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a road win over the Memphis Grizzlies to kick off Emirates NBA Cup group play action.
The NBA G League is an important tool for teams to use to develop talent in-house and potentially find role players for a low cost. For the Los Angeles Lakers, the South Bay Lakers have unearthed quality talent in recent years, most notably two-time champion Alex Caruso.
LeBron James has been dealing with sciatica, which has kept him out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first five games. James isn’t expected back in the Los Angeles Lakers lineup until mid-November at the earliest.
The Dallas Mavericks' future looks bright with 18-year-old Cooper Flagg in the fold. It would look a lot brighter if they'd trade their expensive All-Star big man.