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The Los Angeles Lakers will be changing ownership hands in the near future, and it’s for a price that may have been too good to ignore. The Buss family has agreed to sell a majority stake in the Lakers to Mark Walter, who is the primary owner …
Magic Johnson has a message for Luka Doncic as the five-time All-Star heads into his first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Johnson discussed the future of the Lakers during a Thursday morning appearance on ESPN’s “Get Up.” …
The Los Angeles Lakers may already have a play called in the huddle to address their paper-thin frontcourt. Veteran NBA big man Clint Capela is expected to “sit pretty high” atop the Lakers’ target board in free agency this …
One NBA executive sees a lot more playing time in Bronny James’ immediate future. No second-round pick ever had a more highly anticipated rookie campaign than James. The intense scrutiny was fully expected, given that he’s LeBron …
The Los Angeles Lakers may have a likely departure on their hands this offseason. Lakers center Jaxson Hayes was not thrilled with how his role shrank during the playoffs this year, Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints reported this week. Hayes is also …
The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be keeping a watchful eye on Luka Doncic during his first offseason with the team. That will involve keeping tabs on him during EuroBasket 2025 as well. Matej Erjavec, president of the Slovenian basketball federation, …
Austin Reaves is still under contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for one more guaranteed season, but beyond that is where it could get a little bit dicey. Reaves is all but certain to decline his $14.9 million option for the 2026-27 season, Bleacher …
After previously employing Lonzo Ball, the Los Angeles Lakers could now be turning to one of Ball’s former high school teammates. The Lakers are being linked this week in trade rumors to Atlanta Hawks big man Onyeka Okongwu. Dave McMenamin of …
A new report suggested LeBron James’ future with the Los Angeles Lakers is not necessarily a guarantee. In a YouTube livestream Wednesday, Jovan Buha of The Athletic suggested there is some tension between James and the Lakers’ front …
Austin Reaves may not have to look up flights out of Los Angeles just yet. The Los Angeles Lakers have shown “no interest” in trading away their talented swingman Reaves for anything less than a “top-tier big,” Dan Woike of …
Bill Simmons is dropping some tea this week about the Los Angeles Lakers. On the latest episode of his self-titled podcast for The Ringer, Simmons dropped a bombshell prediction. He essentially guaranteed that the Lakers will be trading away Austin …
LeBron James offered his own explanation for why his Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Lakers fell in five games to Minnesota, and in the latest episode of his “Mind …
A report recently shed some light on the blockbuster trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Dallas Mavericks were severely criticized for not getting enough in the Doncic trade. The Mavs acquired Anthony Davis as the centerpiece …
JJ Redick was gentleman’s swept out of the first round during his first season as an NBA head coach, but the leash is still apparently a good amount longer for him. Jovan Buha and Sam Amick of The Athletic reported this week on the Los Angeles …
Was player conditioning — specifically that of superstar Luke Doncic — to blame for the Los Angeles Lakers’ early playoff exit? Following the team’s 4-1 first-round series loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, head coach JJ …
A former rival of both LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers believes both sides would be better off going their separate ways. Questions abounded on James’ immediate future following the Lakers’ first-round playoff exit against the …
