Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers have had an extremely eventful offseason after LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Lakers were hoping to round off their resultant spending spree by adding Jonathan Kuminga in free agency. However, after having failed in their pursuit, Los Angeles is now understood to be looking to move […] The post Lakers rumors: The player LA ‘just wants to be rid of’ after Jonathan Kuminga trade fail appeared first on ClutchPoints.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles past Bruce Brown #11 of the Denver Nuggets during the first half of a game at Crypto.com Arena on March 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) | Getty Images Jonathan Kuminga’s decision to sign with the Wolves left the Lakers with a glaring hole in the front court. The discussion around it has largely ranged from making a trade to internal options. Little thought has b...

The Kobe Bryant farewell tour during the 2016 season was truly one of the most surreal experiences in NBA history. At every stop during Bryant’s final season, the Los Angeles Lakers legend was showered with love and praise, even in those arenas which booed him vociferously throughout the rest of his career. And Bryant took […]

At the beginning of the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers made it known that building out the front office staff was a top priority. The franchise was expected to hire two assistant general managers to work under Rob Pelinka in addition to filling out the rest of the front office departments such as scouting, which […]

Jonathan Kuminga has not spoken about why he rejected the Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ inability to land Jonathan Kuminga could create additional opportunities for several players already on the roster heading into the 2026-27 season. Los Angeles is not expected to make another major addition before training camp, meaning the fifth starting position alongside Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler and presumably Quentin Grimes will […] The post Lakers players gain opportunities after Jonathan Kuminga miss appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

After four seasons with the Golden State Warriors and being sent to the Atlanta Hawks during the recent trade deadline, Jonathan Kuminga takes a big step to land in Minnesota. When everyone thought he would sign in Los Angeles, it turned out differently as Kuminga went the other way. The NBA champion opened up about […] The post Jonathan Kuminga opens up on choosing Wolves over Lakers appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

In an interview with Benjamin Royer of The Southern California News Group, new Lakers forward Ziaire Williams expressed excitement about being able to play close to home. Williams was raised in nearby Lancaster, California, which is about 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, and played high school basketball with Bronny James at Sierra Canyon. […]

For years, the Los Angeles Lakers belonged to LeBron James. Now, Luka Doncic has taken the mantle. With James gone and the Lakers fully committed to building around Doncic, he will carry the weight and opportunity of leading one of the most demanding franchises in sports into a new era. It is off to a […] The post Luka Doncic, Magic Johnson make Lance Stephenson’s all-time PG ranking appeared first on ClutchPoints.

As the Lakers continue to seek out roster upgrades, Luka Doncic's former teammate emerges as a promising free agent target.

The Lakers employees seem divided over the new team ownership group; some suggest lack of confidence in old management style.

The Lakers may have come up short on signing Jonathan Kuminga, who’s joining the Timberwolves, and the opportunity to add a wing/forward who’d be a Day 1 starter.  But the missed opportunity should create other opportunities for players already on the roster. With the Lakers unlikely to make a significant move before training camp starts...

Collin Sexton brings a much needed scoring punch off the bench the Lakers didn’t have last season.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of significant change at the top of the franchise as Mark Walter has agreed to sell his majority shares to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner just a year after officially taking over as owner. The Lakers were only just beginning to implement Walter’s vision for the franchise, […]

Luka Doncic is entering the 2026-27 season with major individual expectations as he takes full control of the Los Angeles Lakers following LeBron James’ departure. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon recently discussed Doncic on The Hoop Collective, with both selecting the Slovenian star as their pick to capture the NBA scoring title next season. […] The post Luka Doncic favored to win NBA scoring title appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Every team in the NBA has multiple different uniforms aside from the standard home and away jerseys, which are now referred to as the Association and Icon editions. But it is the City edition uniforms that fans look forward to the most as they are the most unique of all and for the 2026-27 season, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers' ongoing ownership saga might be hamstringing the front office, according to The Athletic's Dan Woike.

When Mark Walter purchased the Los Angeles Lakers from the Buss family last year, his first big change was bringing in his L.A. Dodgers employee and Magic Johnson’s former agent Lon Rosen as president and chief business officer. Now that Walter is selling the team to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner though, it was unclear […]

After the Minnesota Timberwolves signed Jonathan Kuminga to a $13 million contract, fans attacked his agent, Aaron Turner, for the modest deal across two seasons. Kuminga reportedly declined a three-year offer from the Los Angeles Lakers, which was supposedly the most-lucrative offer that came across the table, with the Chicago Bulls and the Portland Blazers […] The post Timberwolves forward Jonathan Kuminga’s agent annihilated for ‘fumbling, f***ing up’ free agency appeared first on ClutchPo...

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