As I sit here and type this, the Warriors are just about to begin their championship parade in Oakland. It’s a beautiful day and a reminder of what spoils the victors receive. Millions of people will pack the streets, wearing gear + carrying flags and signs, to celebrate what their team just accomplished. It is […]
Free Agents
Lakers Young Players Available in Trades…Kind of
Even though the playoffs are in full swing, with only 4 teams left competing for the championship this truly is the off-season for most of the league. And with that we are at the point where the maneuvering and jockeying into positions to upgrade rosters are also in full swing. The draft lottery just took […]
How the Lakers Can Keep Julius Randle and Still Sign 2 Max Free Agents
We have known the plan for over a year. The Lakers want to be major players in free agency this July. While they have hedged their bets by backing off some of their stronger comments about their goals — mostly by highlighting “flexibility” and opening up the summer of 2019 as a viable target date […]
Lakers to Sign Derrick Williams to a 10-Day Contract
The Lakers are thin on the wing. Brandon Ingram has an injured groin. Josh Hart has a broken hand. Corey Brewer was waived and is now a member of the Thunder. The team has had to play three point guard lineups in recent games to stay afloat on the wing — and that’s after already […]
Lakers Rumors: LA Looking Forward to 2019 Free Agency?
Rewind a little less than a year. It’s May 2017 and newly minted President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson is talking about what the team’s plans will be in the upcoming summer. The free agent market is going to be stacked — Durant, LeBron, Curry, and others — and the Lakers have the ability to […]
The Lakers Best Month of the Season Has Also Been Their Worst
After their 108-94 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on January 5, the Lakers had reached their lowest point of the 2017-18 season. Not only was it the team’s ninth consecutive loss but they were 16 games under .500 but a stretch of 15 of 21 road games was three weeks away. Since then, the team […]
Lakers Rumors: Paul George Still Dropping Hints About a Future in LA
The OKC Thunder visit Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Wednesday night and that means Paul George is in town. As an opponent. The Lakers — fined for tampering related to Paul George this past summer — and their fans (photoshopping George into forum blue and gold colored unis for months) would like for […]
Lakers Media Day: Rob Pelinka Values Financial Flexibility
While optimism was a big theme of Monday’s Lakers Media Day, there was another story (and set of quotes) which I find very interesting. During his media availability, Rob Pelinka provided additional context on the team’s plans for 2018 free agency. Pelinka made it clear he values financial flexibility in next summer’s chase for free […]
NBA News: What the Carmelo Anthony trade means for the Lakers
One of the major, ongoing storylines of the summer has been what is going to happen with Carmelo Antony and the Knicks. Well, rest easy. The Carmelo Antony Trade is done. He’s going from New York to Oklahoma City per Adrian Wojnarowski: New York has agreed to a deal to send Carmelo Anthony to OKC […]
Lakers Rumors: L.A. Offered Andre Iguodala $20 Million in Free Agency
In a wonderful behind the scenes look at what Andre Iguodala’s free agency process was like this summer, Chris Haynes of ESPN reports that the Lakers offered the Warriors wing big money to leave Golden State for Los Angeles. Here’s Haynes with the details: Set up in the presidential suite at the Montage Hotel in […]