Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers and JJ Redick are hoping ZIaire Williams can be a defensive lynchpin this season.

With training camp just weeks away, the Los Angeles Lakers currently have 16 players under guaranteed contracts, one more than the maximum 15 allowed. This means the team will have to either cut or trade someone before the start of the regular season with Dalton Knecht and Jarred Vanderbilt seeming to be the most likely […]

The Lakers are honoring legendary coach Phil Jackson with a statue to be unveiled outside Crypto.com Arena on April 9.

The Los Angeles Clippers are in deep sh—what’s a word that rhymes with spit?—right now, as the NBA recently dropped the hammer on the team for its circumvention of the salary cap. It felt like a death knell for Steve Ballmer and the Clippers, who appear to be cursed for perpetuity. They were fined $30 […] The post Brian Windhorst clowns Clippers’ ‘little brother syndrome’ vs. Lakers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Here is how the Lakers' projected 2027 starting five compares with last season's group, from star power and spacing to defense and overall fit.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks against the Dallas Mavericks in the second half at Crypto.com Arena on February 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Wally Skalij/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! F...

As the fallout from the Los Angeles Clippers' historic punishment unfolds, the Los Angeles Lakers probably can't help but laugh at their luck.

Without a doubt the biggest addition the Los Angeles Lakers made to their roster this offseason was acquiring center Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz. Getting a true center to pair with Luka Doncic has long been a priority and the Lakers believe they have found the right piece in the fifth-year big out of […]

Bronny James appears likely to survive the Lakers’ roster crunch, but his long-term future could depend on this season.

Charles Barkley makes his feelings known on the Lakers' championship hopes in the 2026-27 season.

Ziaire Williams thinks he can be the Lakers' starter after Jonathan Kuminga snubbed them in free agency.

It's a new era of basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers, and there has been an assumption that they might be worse than they were last 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 Adou Thiero. The Lakers used this offseason to revamp their entire roster, getting younger, faster and more athletic as they move into the Luka Dončić era. One of Los Angeles’s key figures in this transitional period — who falls under each of those three categories — is ...

Before becoming the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, JJ Redick was known for its deadly perimeter shooting in modern basketball. The former NBA shooting guard believes that Stephen Curry deserves to be called the greatest shooter of all-time. During an appearance on “The Draymond Show,” Redick revealed his all-time top five shooters, placing […] The post JJ Redick names Curry No. 1 among his top 5 shooters ever appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Hornets The Hornets have moved from LaMelo Ball to Coby White at point guard, and Zach Roberts of NBA on SI offered an interesting way of looking at the change: Charlotte may have lowered its ceiling while raising its floor. That sounds about right. White isn’t the passer or creator Ball is, and he isn’t […] The post NBA Notes: Hornets, Coby White, Lakers, Luka Doncic, Hawks appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Jaden Hardy will have to earn JJ Redick’s trust to carve out a role on the Lakers’ roster.

From the moment he stepped on to an NBA court, Luka Doncic has established himself as one of the best players the game has to offer. In his first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Doncic put forth one of the best years of his career, leading the NBA in scoring and being named […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a completely different starting lineup for the 2026-27 NBA season and we predict their stat lines.

In the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers' minicamp in Slovenia hosted by Luka Dončić, Jarred Vanderbilt has provided some insights into the trip.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Jaden Hardy #8 of the Washington Wizards looks on against the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter at Chase Center on March 27, 2026 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! Fo...