I told you on Monday that the Lakers should not be eager to make a trade before today’s trade deadline. The logic was that the players who were rumored to be available by the Lakers front office — Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, and Larry Nance Jr. — could all be traded after the season (or, […]
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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 […]
Riffing on the Lakers Rising Stars
It’s commonplace now for the Lakers to have players in All-Star Weekend’s version of the “futures” game, the Rising Star Challenge presented by Sponsor X (is it still Sprite? Kia? I honestly don’t know). While the game has morphed into a US vs. the World format, the gist is the same. First and second year […]
Lakers News: Lonzo Ball Still Out, KCP and Ingram Probable vs. Boston
The Lakers have been hit hard by the injury bug lately, missing starters Lonzo Ball, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Brandon Ingram for stretches over the last several games. It has not impacted their ability to get some needed wins, mostly on the back of Jordan Clarkson (who has been playing fantastic) and, vs. the Knicks, Julius […]
Lakers News: LA to Sign Nigel Hayes to 10-day Contract
The Los Angeles Lakers are signing forward Nigel Hayes of G League’s Westchester to a 10-day contract, league sources tell Yahoo. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 18, 2018 It was recently reported that the Lakers are signing former Wisconsin Badger and current Westchester Knick Nigel Hayes to a 10-day contract. Hayes has played the most […]
Lakers Injury Update: Ingram Expected to Return vs. Thunder, Lonzo Doubtful
The Lakers suffered a disappointing, though not fully unexpected loss on Monday to the Grizzlies in Memphis. It was disappointing because the Grizzlies are not a good team and the Lakers looked generally listless, falling behind by 20 some odd points in the 2nd half. The loss was not unexpected, though, because the Lakers played […]
Lakers News: Elgin Baylor to have Statue dedicated to him at Staples Center
Elgin Baylor was an amazing player. He was a pioneer, a player whose style of play is a building block of the modern game. The “godfather of hang time”, Baylor was a do-it-all wing who glided across the lane and to the rim, popped jumpers from all over the floor, rebounded like a maniac, and […]
The Lakers Release Andrew Bogut
The Lakers have opened up a roster spot. From Yahoo’s Shams Charania: Sources: The Los Angeles Lakers are releasing center Andrew Bogut. With Lakers at 11-27, this allows sides to part ways and Bogut to pivot toward signing with a playoff team. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 6, 2018 Andrew Bogut’s one-year deal was going […]
Lakers News: Lonzo Ball Sprains Shoulder, Will Miss 1-Week
Right before halftime of the Lakers loss to the Blazers, Lonzo Ball got tangled up with Portland big man Jusuf Nurkic and grabbed his left shoulder in obvious pain. Ball left the game immediately and headed straight to the locker room for further examination. Ball came back to play the rest of the game, so […]
Brook Lopez out 3 weeks with an Ankle Injury
In the 2nd quarter of the Lakers loss to the Warriors, Brook Lopez rolled his ankle severely and had to be helped off the court and back to the lockerroom. X-rays taken that night were negative, but an MRI revealed a sprained ankle. Lopez will be reevaluated in 3 weeks, so the Lakers will be […]