In the immediate aftermath of an embarrassing loss to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, the Lakers reportedly moved to improve their team by making a trade on the wing for the Pistons’ Reggie Bullock. Frank Isola offered up the deal and ESPN’s Marc Spears gives us the final conditions: The Los Angles Lakers are […]
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Could the Lakers Really Sign Anthony Davis in the Summer of 2020?
The Lakers have reportedly pulled out of Anthony Davis trade talks with the Pelicans. While I have my doubts these two front offices have had their final discussion before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, let’s get into a thought exercise for a moment. A key variable for why the Lakers are willing to walk away from […]
Lakers Reportedly “Pull Out” of Anthony Davis Trade Talks
The Lakers pursuit of Anthony Davis has taken some twists and turns since Davis requested a trade from the Pelicans, but today offered a (not so final, if you ask me) proclamation by the Lakers: we’re out. From the LA Times’ Broderick Turner: The Lakers have pulled out of conversations aimed at trying to acquire New Orleans […]
On the Lakers Anthony Davis Pursuit
When you watch a tug of war, it’s everyone’s instinct to keep your eye on the flag tied to the middle of rope which tells you who is winning. That’s the point, right? Who is going to win? Trade negotiations in the twitter era play out much like this. Every day we get multiple, sometimes […]
The Place Where Everything Comes Together, or Blows Up Again
To say that January has been a rough stretch for the Los Angeles Lakers is saying just a little. Thursday marks the final day of the month and as ESPN’S Dave McMenamin notes, LeBron James will once again be watching from the sidelines (update: LBJ will play). Six wins and 11 losses have occurred since […]
The Lakers are Terrible…and Not as Bad as We Think
If you ever listen to the Laker Film Room Podcast — and you should! Subscribe, rate, and review! — you’ll know that one of my favorite ways to answer a question is “yes and no”. My guy Pete will inherently ask me a question about the team, maybe something about whether LeBron being out and […]
On Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Consistency
In Monday’s much needed 107-97 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball led the Lakers to victory. Absent LeBron James, the two former #2 overall picks did what they did best to anchor their team on the 2nd night of a back to back. Ingram scored 29 points on 12-21 shooting by […]
Opportunities Abound for the LeBron-less Lakers
Opportunity knocks, but will anyone be home to answer? This is the question the young Lakers face in the wake of LeBron James suffering a strained groin that has him listed as “day to day” but will reportedly keep him out for “multiple” games (at least). The super-human James has never dealt with this type […]
The Kyle Kuzma We’ve Been Waiting For
*FB&G flashback scene* It’s the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday! Time to go shopping. So much to choose from. Know what I’m not buying? Kyle Kuzma stock, that’s what. On this night, in a win over the Utah Jazz, Kuzma looks like the player he has for too many nights in the infant stages of […]
Lakers are One of the Best Clutch Teams in the NBA
The Lakers spent their Monday evening winning a nail-biter against the Miami Heat in what will be the last game LeBron James plays against Dwyane Wade in the NBA. In that LeBron-says-goodbye-to-his-buddy-way it was unique, but in many others it was not unlike many other Lakers games this season. LA started slowly, played sloppy and […]