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After being massively underpaid for the first five seasons of his NBA career, Austin Reaves signed a four-year, $184 million deal this summer to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers for the foreseeable future. His 2025-26 salary ($41.2 million) rightfully ranks him among the league’s 40 highest-paid players as the 28-year-old presumably enters his prime […]
Dončić said playing alongside James was “amazing” and that he learned a lot from the NBA legend during their time together in Los Angeles.
After three and a half seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers , Rui Hachimura decided to switch sides and sign with the LA Clippers this offseason. Hachimura made his name with the Lakers in recent years as one of the more reliable two-way role players in the NBA, highlighted by an improved three-point shot last season. The 28-year-old Japanese forward explained his decision to take his talents to the other side of Los Angeles after a successful stint with the Lakers, stating it was time to move ...
With three starters from last year’s team now gone — LeBron James, Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura — the Los Angeles Lakers have dramatically overhauled their roster, led by a lively series of transactions during free agency. Among those brought in to help Los Angeles compete near the top of the Western Conference was Quentin […]
Don't expect the Los Angeles Lakers to make any seismic roster changes between now and next offseason; there's no way for them to.
Bronny James will play in the NBA on a different team than his famous father for the first time in his career during the 2026-27 season, and the Los Angeles Lakers guard is looking forward to seeing how things unfold.
The Los Angeles Lakers paid a hefty price to land Walker Kessler, but Luka Doncic already gave fans a bit of reassurance.
LeBron James‘ move to the Philadelphia 76ers shocked many in the league. His decision to leave the Los Angeles Lakers after eight years and an NBA championship made many fans saddened. Many were not too happy to see a global superstar leave their team. Despite parting ways, it seems that the Lakers teammates are still [...]
Amid a busy offseason full of signings, trades and departures, the Los Angeles Lakers’ most notable addition was center Walker Kessler, whom they acquired via sign-and-trade from the Utah Jazz. Ideally, Kessler will serve as the long-term answer at center during the Luka Dončić era, a position which has eluded the Lakers since trading away Anthony […]
The new-look Los Angeles Lakers are entering the season with major expectations following a busy offseason and the beginning of a new era. With LeBron James departing for the Philadelphia 76ers, Luka Doncic is now the clear face of the franchise, and the Slovenian superstar made the Lakers' ambitions clear during media day. "Championship, because if that's not your goal, I don't know what you're doing here," Doncic said. "I'd like everybody, including me, to give everything every day." Doncic ...
Despite losing star forward LeBron James to free agency, Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Doncic isn't backing down from his lofty expectations.
The 2026-27 season could be the first and last time Anthony Davis takes the court for the Washington Wizards.
Luka Doncic says the Lakers’ goal must be winning a championship because otherwise he doesn’t know what they’re doing.
Most of the Los Angeles Lakers' new additions will need some time to get used to their new squad, but Collin Sexton is a different situation.
Free agent guard Blake Wesley will sign a one-year contract with the Clippers, league sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line and Bleacher Report (Twitter link). The 25th overall pick in the 2022 draft, Wesley spent his first three seasons with San Antonio prior to being traded to Washington in the 2025 offfseason. He […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are heading into the new season with changes in their coaching department. According to Dan Woike of The Athletic , longtime NBA assistant coach Bob Beyer has retired after two seasons with the Lakers. Per the report, Greg St. Jean will be promoted to a front-of-the-bench role to replace Beyer. ESPN's Dave McMenamin adds that St. Jean was tracking to take a bigger role with the coaching staff even if Beyer had stayed on. St. Jean has worked in the NBA as an assistant sin...
The Los Angeles Lakers are less than a month away from the new NBA season, which they will enter with a very different roster than the one they had last year. LeBron James’ exit grabbed most of the headlines this summer, although the team quickly pivoted by signing and trading for Utah Jazz center Walker […] The post NBA rumors: Walker Kessler’s camp spooked Jazz into Lakers trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Los Angeles Lakers center Walker Kessler just made a fortune in the offseason, but that won't help him hide from the pressure of his new responsibilities.
The New York Knicks' championship triumph took them out of the running before the LeBron James sweepstakes fully kicked off.
The Washington Wizards need to make a trade after Anthony Davis’ comments on his future at Media Day.
LeBron James doubled down on his offseason takeaway of the Los Angeles Lakers.
LeBron James reported to Philadelphia 76ers media day on Monday and immediately emphasized the work required to turn a talented roster into a championship contender. James joined the 76ers this summer on a two-year minimum contract with a player option for the second season, moving to Philadelphia after six seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. […] The post LeBron James: “We have to be comfortable being uncomfortable” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Four months after the OKC Thunder swept the Lakers out of the second round, LeBron James sat his daughter down and told her he would not be home as much. On Monday in Camden, wearing Philadelphia red for the first time, he made the cost of that conversation public. “I didn’t leave my family to […] The post “I Didn’t Leave My Family to Lose”: LeBron James Makes 76ers Expectations Clear After Seemingly Taking a Shot at Lakers appeared first on EssentiallySports .
LeBron James says he didn’t leave his family in Los Angeles to join Philadelphia and suffer another second-round playoff exit.
It's become fashionable to remember the Lakers and LeBron James' relationship as a fractured one, but doing so involves some delusion.