The Lakers will reportedly add Lionel Hollins as an assistant coach on Frank Vogel’s staff, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Hollins is best known for ushering in the “grit and grind” era as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies and last coached in the league in Brooklyn for a season and a half in Brooklyn when […]
In Defense of the Lakers
The Lakers are a mess. You don’t need me to tell you this, of course. You’re reading this, so you have the internet and are likely at least somewhat interested in the happenings of team. It didn’t take a very well reported Baxter Holmes piece to lead ESPN on Tuesday to convince you any more […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: The State of the Lakers
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, I’m joined by special guest Aaron Larsuel, the co-host and producer of The Official Lakers Podcast. Aaron, who’s an employee of the Lakers, was gracious enough to talk about his career path to joining the team, the current state of the organization in the wake of […]
Lakers hire Judy Seto as new Director of Sports Performance
On Friday the Lakers announced Judy Seto as their new Director of Sports Performance. It remains to be seen if Seto will effectively replace the departed Marco Nuñez, whose contract was not renewed as Head Athletic Trainer when the team’s season ended in early April, but that is how it is looking in the immediate […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Frank Vogel and the Lakers Wild Week
In this episode of the Laker Film Room podcast, I spoke with friend of the site and Silver Screen & Roll editor and chief Harrison Faigen about Magic Johnson explaining his resignation, the Frank Vogel hire, and what the team should do with the #4 overall pick. Listen to the full pod here: If you […]
Lakers in a can’t win situation with Magic Johnson
We’ve said it before, but the Lakers are a mess. Some of this is their own doing. More than some, actually. When you empower people who have poor reputations around the league, allow the information vacuum to be filled by people who do not have final decision making authority, or generally make suspect decisions based […]
Magic Johnson Explains his Sudden Resignation from Lakers
It was only a matter of time before the real story behind Magic Johnson’s sudden resignation came to light. No story can be buried forever, but that will be especially true when it comes to these Lakers and someone like Magic who, and this is said with no shade, has not met a camera he […]
On Frank Vogel and the Lakers
Frank Vogel is the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The path to hiring Vogel, as discussed on the latest Laker Film Room Podcast, was jagged and messy. This, along with the inclusion of Jason Kidd on Vogel’s staff as a “prominent” assistant coach, will serve as a daily reminder of Vogel’s perceived […]
Lakers Move Up in Draft Lottery, Snag 4th Overall Pick
So, today I sarcastically feigned excitement about today’s draft lottery and then detailed why the Lakers odds, though improved, still pointed to them staying put and ending up with the 11th overall selection. Being wrong never felt so good. The lottery gods blessed the Lakers again on Tuesday, vaulting the Lakers up seven slots into […]
It’s Draft Lottery Day!
It’s Draft Lottery Day! That exclamation point is more sarcasm than anything else. From around July 1st to, oh, I don’t know, about the first part of March (that brutal and embarrassing loss to the Suns in Phoenix was on March 2nd), I did not think this day would matter at all to the Lakers. […]