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LeBron James is preparing for his 24th NBA season, but his career now looks very different from when it began. After eight seasons with the Lakers, the 41-year-old will start a new chapter in Philadelphia after seriously considering retirement. The change has given James time to think about life away from basketball. His latest message [...]
Last week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league found “no red flags” during its vetting process of Mark Walter when he agreed to buy majority control of the Los Angeles Lakers in June 2025. This week, Walter is “the subject of a class-action lawsuit alleging multiple insurance companies he owns hid an ongoing federal […]
The Houston Rockets are just days away from getting training camp underway for the 2026-27 NBA season. The Rockets are hoping to bounce back after an ugly first-round playoff loss to the Los Angeles Lakers this past season. The Rockets played all of last year without point guard Fred VanVleet, who tore his ACL prior […] The post Fred VanVleet’s full Rockets training camp injury clearance comes with 1 important caveat appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Matisse Thybulle, Cameron Carr, and Ziaire Williams are just some of the guys who can help the Los Angeles Lakers wreak havoc this season.
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. Today, we look at Walker Kessler. Heading into the summer, the top item on the Lakers’ to-do list was to find the […]
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon to break down expectations for our Hoop Collective World Tour. Then, we tackle some substantial extensions that flew under the radar before talking about some you need to keep an eye on. Finally, we discuss some financial bonuses that separate the Lakers and Knicks from the rest of the field. Melbourne Show Link: Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon Special Live Podcast https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1649642?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=socia...
The New Orleans Pelicans may have missed their window to sell high, allowing the Los Angeles Lakers a future opportunity for a well-timed trade call.
It did not take long for LeBron James to make his imprint on the Sixers’ roster construction. The last player Philadelphia signed to a standard contract this offseason was 13-year veteran and two-time NBA champion Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Most known for his stops with the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, KCP made his name as […]
The Los Angeles Lakers look wise for quickly landing Walker Kessler and avoiding mess with Jalen Duren.
ESPN insider Brian Windhorst detailed the Los Angeles Lakers' remarkable financial position among other NBA teams. According to figures cited by Windhorst on The Hoop Collective podcast , the Lakers generated approximately $680 million in revenue last season. "The Wall Street Journal said that the Lakers' profit was $129 million," Windhorst added. A significant portion of the Lakers' business also comes directly from games at Crypto.com Arena. Windhorst mentioned that the LA franchise generate...
Dalton Knecht joined the Los Angeles Lakers during a time of big change. In his first two seasons, he began playing fewer minutes. LeBron James then left the Lakers after eight years with the team. His exit has led a former NBA player to look back at how the Lakers used Knecht and Bronny James. [...]
The Los Angeles Lakers have invested heavily in their roster for the coming season, both in contracts (Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili) and in draft compensation to acquire Kessler from the Utah Jazz (multiple first-round picks).
The Los Angeles Lakers fulfilled Luka Doncic’s wish by going all-in on Walker Kessler this summer, acquiring him from the Utah Jazz via a sign-and-trade and giving him a four-year, $130 million contract extension. As the Los Angeles Lakers put their faith in Kessler as their starting center for the foreseeable future, insider Jovan Buha [...]
The Los Angeles Lakers will enter training camp with one immediate roster issue still unresolved: they currently have more players on guaranteed standard contracts than they can carry into the regular season. The offseason brought major changes in Los Angeles, including LeBron James’ departure after eight seasons and the addition of nine players. The franchise […] The post Lakers face difficult decision trimming overloaded roster appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
“Elgin was THE superstar of his era — his many accolades speak to that,” Jeanie Buss said in a statement when Elgin Baylor died in March 2021. And the resume is hard to argue with: 14 seasons in Lakers purple and gold and eight trips to the NBA Finals. He’d even been enshrined in the […] The post Late Lakers Legend’s Family Feud Turns Ugly as Daughter Accuses Stepmother of Estate Cover-Up appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Former No. 1 overall pick Kwame Brown has blamed LeBron James for what he believes has been poor development of Dalton Knecht , while also accusing the NBA star of negatively affecting players around him. Brown, a former Lakers big man, described the 41-year-old James as more than an individual player. "I thought LeBron was a regular individual, and then I realized he's a part of a group, and LeBron is a machine. It's a marketing machine. He's not an individual," Brown said on The Basketball S...
Kwame Brown believes LeBron James and the Lakers’ handling of Bronny James have played a role in Dalton Knecht’s stalled development in Los Angeles. Brown made the claim during an appearance on “The Basketball Show,” where he launched into a broader criticism of LeBron and argued that several players have suffered from playing around the […] The post Kwame Brown Takes Aim at LeBron James appeared first on Basketball Forever .
Lakers risk starter troubles with Sandro Mamukelashvili, while the Raptors saw that concern early.
While the summer has been a huge transition for Luka Doncic with his team and his preparation for the new season, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar also went through a major change in his personal life. After settling his court battle with ex, Anamaria Goltes, Doncic prepares to report to Southern California for training camp […] The post Luka Doncic Pays Tribute to His Daughters Days After Emotional Farewell for Lakers Duty appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Kwame Brown is blaming LeBron James for Dalton Knecht’s development with the Los Angeles Lakers, arguing that the presence of Bronny James came at Knecht’s expense. Brown made the allegation during an appearance on “The Basketball Show”. His criticism raises a question about how the Lakers have handled Knecht, though attributing a player’s development to one teammate requires more than a comparison of their roles. “I thought LeBron James was a regular individual, and then I realized he’s a par...
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic spent most of the offseason back in Slovenia to be with his two daughters, Gabriela and Olivia. While spending time with his family, the six-time All-Star also worked on his game. On Sunday, however, he had to leave his daughters to return to Los Angeles to prepare for the [...]
Duren remains a restricted free agent, and it doesn’t appear the center is close to getting a new deal.
The Los Angeles Lakers are giving fans a closer look at a keepsake from their 2020 championship, with the giveaway scheduled for a night that connects that team to one of its most important players. The franchise has unveiled the replica ring planned for its Jan. 24 home matchup against the Washington Wizards. Washington is now home to Anthony Davis, adding a familiar name to a game that will celebrate the title he helped the Lakers win alongside LeBron James. The ring giveaway was previously ...
Russell Westbrook left the Los Angeles Lakers more than three years ago. However, Patrick Beverley has revived a story from Westbrook’s final months with the team. Beverley said former Lakers coach Darvin Ham later wanted to contact Westbrook. According to Beverley, Ham realized Westbrook and Beverley had been important leaders for the Lakers. The timing [...]