Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves, fresh off signing the most lucrative NBA contract for an undrafted player in league history, spoke on Monday about his new-look franchise, and how it moves forward amid the departure of LeBron James in free agency.
During his eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James won a championship, established himself as the all-time scoring king, achieved several other milestones, shared the court with his son and defied Father Time like no NBA player before him. When initially reflecting on all those accomplishments and memories, it was fair to wonder […] The post Rich Paul makes it crystal clear how done LeBron James was with Lakers appeared first on ClutchPoints.
To say that the Los Angeles Lakers' decision to trade for Russell Westbrook in 2021 was a disaster would be an understatement. What was supposed to be a
The Los Angeles Lakers’ roster has undergone some major changes from last season. LeBron James isn’t returning and the team has also lost a number of role players in Rui Hachimura, Marcus Smart and others. The front office brought in a number of interesting pieces this summer in Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili and […]
Lakers guard Adou Thiero has shown progress during Vegas Summer League action, averaging 17.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in the last two games. Thiero appeared in 25 NBA contests during his rookie season but only averaged six minutes per game. “He took what was in front of him. He attacked matchups,” Summer League coach Ty […]
Speculation about LeBron James returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers has run rampant since he informed the Los Angeles Lakers he wouldn't be returning.
LeBron James to the Golden State Warriors remains a red-hot NBA Free Agency rumor. Even prized rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is making his sales pitch for the former Los Angeles Lakers star. But the Warriors added another past Laker Sunday amid the James rumblings. Per ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, here’s who the Dubs are adding. […] The post Warriors adding ex-Laker amid LeBron James rumors appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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The Los Angeles Lakers made a big investment in center Walker Kessler, acquiring him from the Utah Jazz via a sign-and-trade as they believe he is the ideal big man to pair with their star backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. There are some concerns regarding Kessler and one of those is injury as […]
The Los Angeles Lakers announced they have signed center Kevon Looney to a one-year contract that is reported to be worth $3.9 million. It will go on the books as a veteran minimum deal for the Lakers. An 11-year veteran, Looney spent last season with the New Orleans Pelicans after spending the first 10 years […]
Former Laker Derek Fisher believes LeBron James wasn’t as beloved by the franchise’s fans as he should’ve been. “It’s hard to tell fans exactly what they should or shouldn’t do,”...
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The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a great start in the Las Vegas Summer League, picking up two dominant wins thus far against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks. On Saturday night against Dallas, the team was without first-round pick Cameron Carr due to a right thumb injury, so Arthur Kaluma stepped […]
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Summer League is fun to watch because unproven players can make a name for themselves, and it appears the Los Angeles Lakers may have a few doing exactly that this year. One of them is two-way wing Chris Mañon, who spent the majority of his rookie season with the South Bay Lakers and was named […]
July 12: Sexton is officially a Laker, per a team press release (Twitter link via Dan Woike of The Athletic). July 1: Free agent guard Collin Sexton has agreed to terms with the Lakers on a two-year, $19MM deal, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). The contract includes a player option for the second season, […]
Former Laker Derek Fisher believes LeBron James wasn’t as beloved by the franchise’s fans as he should’ve been. “It’s hard to tell fans exactly what they should or shouldn’t do,” Fisher told the California Post. “I just think the celebration of his departure is a little bit much. I don’t know what the expectations were, short of...
Former Spurs executive Kirk Goldsberry confirmed Gregg Popovich refused to send Kawhi Leonard to the rival Los Angeles Lakers.
Kevon Looney spoke to Fadeaway World about his deal with the Lakers, fit with Luka Doncic, how playing with Steph Curry will prepare him for new role, his improved health and growing up as a Kobe Bryant fan.