During a game between the Lakers and Thunder this past season Kevin Durant had a brief in-game exchange with former Lakers’ head coach Byron Scott. Durant said to Scott that the Lakers were a lot better than they had been earlier during the year and Scott responded that his young guys were “starting to get […]
Free Agents
Where Does the Lakers Roster and Salary Cap Currently Stand?
We have officially hit a lull in the roster construction portion of the off-season. The Lakers had an eventful stretch from late June through the first week of July, adding players who will be key contributors to next year’s team. For summary purposes, let’s run down the transactions: Drafted Brandon Ingram Drafted Ivica Zubac Signed […]
Lakers Bring Back Free Agent Marcelo Huertas
After the Lakers traded for Jose Calderon, my initial thought was that Marcelo Huertas would no longer be brought back. The Lakers had tendered Huertas a qualifying offer to make him a restricted free agent, but Calderon, to me at least, made Huertas redundant and no longer needed. Turns out I was wrong. Adrian Wojnarowski […]
Assessing the Lakers Remaining Free Agency Needs
The Lakers have been pretty busy through the first 4 days of free agency. The signings of Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng have added quality veterans who, even if not on the same timeline of the team’s young core, can still play quality basketball and will help move this team forward. Retaining Jordan Clarkson and […]
Report: Lakers Agree to 2 Year Contract with Tarik Black
The Lakers made Tarik Black a restricted free agent by tendering him a qualifying offer earlier this week. With the market moving quickly, however, and big men signing for some big dollars through the first 3 days of free agency, the Lakers did not wait for Black to sign an offer sheet and instead have […]
Deng, Mozgov, and the Timeline of the Lakers’ Young Core
In the lead up to free agency, one of the main concepts I heard about most from fans was the timeline of the Lakers’ young core. As the argument goes, the best way for the Lakers to continue to build the team is to seek out players of similar ages to their already existing young core. […]
Report: Contracts for Mozgov, Deng Hold No Team Options
The Lakers made some waves — and received some scorn — for handing out some rich contracts to Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng in the first two days of free agency. While there are plusses and minuses to each deal and on-court fit, there was still an open question of whether either contract could become […]
Lakers Agree to Contract with Luol Deng
We knew the Lakers had a need for a wing. While they just drafted Brandon Ingram, he’s the only SF currently on the team who I expect to be on the team when the season starts. The Lakers need more options, period. Late Friday night it was reported that they had offered Kent Bazemore a […]
On Timofey Mozgov and the Battle of Need, Fit, and Price
We told you heading into free agency be ready for some sticker shock. We then told you in their search for a big man, the Lakers were likely going to have to spend a lot of money. And even though we said all that, when news of the Lakers’ inking Timofey Mozgov to a 4 […]
Lakers Come to Contract Agreement with Jordan Clarkson
Unlike past seasons, the Lakers have wasted no time in free agency this summer. After reportedly agreeing to a contract with Cavs big man Timofey Mozgov for 4 year, $64 million contract, the team took care of one of their own free agents late last night. Jordan Clarkson has reached agreement on a four-year, $50M […]