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This summer has been an interesting one for those who are used to following the NBA 365 days a year. With no Summer League, no trade talks and no free agent signings, a lot of us have been forced to get our hoops fix watching old NBA games on ESPN Classic and NBATV. Recently, I [...]

From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: If there’s a position on the floor where the Lakers have quality depth, it’s power forward. When reigning Sixth Man of the Year Lamar Odom is the backup, clearly things are going well. Between L.O. and Pau Gasol, L.A. likely sports the league’s best two-man rotation at the 4. [...]

Yesterday Phillip discussed the Lakers’ point guard woes and wondered whether or not a viable upgrade was attainable going into next season. It’s an intense discussion as the Lakers certainly are lacking at the position and will need improved play from that spot to give the team more balance and a better chance to hurt [...]

Over the weekend, Silver Screen and Roll had a couple of great posts on the Lakers and their current point guard situation, and more importantly, how to solve it. While I understand that the Lakers problem is at the point guard position, I don’t think it’s a problem that the Lakers should exactly go out [...]

From Andy Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: There are natural athletes. There are natural athletes who take an unusual path to the NBA. And then there is Golden State Warriors forward and South Los Angeles product Dorell Wright. To put Wright’s athleticism in perspective, he didn’t take basketball seriously until the 11th grade. Before that, he [...]