The Lakers sign Travis Wear isn’t something I expected to hear today, but here we are. The team announced Wear’s signing via a press release today. Wear, who played for the Lakers summer league championship team, is a stretch PF who helped space the floor as both a 4 and, in some super small lineups, a […]
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Lakers News: LA Trims Roster to 18, Cuts VJ Beachem and Stephen Zimmerman
For those thirsting for more Lakers news out of training camp besides how the team finally got their first win of the preseason, the team announced they have trimmed their training camp roster to 18, waiving Forward VJ Beachem and Center Stephen Zimmerman.
Lakers Signings: Bogut Offensive Data Dive
The waves coming in and out at the beach. A sunset. Steph Curry shooting jump shots. These are all pretty things. Andrew Bogut’s offensive Synergy profile? Not so much. Bogut played 26 games last season for the Dallas Mavericks. He didn’t have big minutes or play a ton of games, but he had 944 touches […]
Lakers News: Jason Rosenfeld Named Lakers Director of Basketball Analytics
The Lakers analytics department could have easily been the focus of a stand up bit over the years. The team’s reputation around the subject of analytics and the general feel of how up to speed they were in this area just never aligned with how the team tried to portray themselves. I could dig up […]
Lakers News: Antawn Jamison Being Added to Scouting Department
A little over 4 years ago since he played his last game for the team, it is being reported that Antawn Jamison is being added to the Lakers scouting department. Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports has the report: The Los Angeles Lakers plan to hire two-time NBA All-Star Antawn Jamison in a scouting role, league […]
Lakers Injury News: Lonzo Ball Misses Practice, Brook Lopez Returns
While the result of the Lakers 2nd preseason game was a loss, the bigger news wasn’t the final score, but instead the health status of several players. At today’s media availability, Luke Walton provided everyone with Lakers injury updates not only from the game itself, but of players who’d been sitting out of practices recently.
Lakers News: Brook Lopez and Josh Hart will be Limited to Start Camp
Lakers Media Day was Tuesday and there were lots of good feelings being spread around with optimism abound (especially related to Brandon Ingram). But not all the news was great as we learned that Brook Lopez and Josh Hart will be limited to start camp, which opens on Wednesday.
Lakers News: Mitch Kupchak Firing Rooted in Jim Buss Timeline
While most outsiders (and some inside the organization) expressed their opinions, it should be no surprise that the Mitch Kupchak firing has not inspired any comments from the man who was actually let go. Mitch has always been someone who said only as much as he’s needed to (and sometimes even less than that), preferring […]
Lakers Jersey Sponsor: Team agrees to 3 year deal with Wish
ESPN’s Darren Rovell is reporting that the Lakers have agreed to a jersey sponsorship deal with the e-commerce company Wish. The deal will reportedly pay the Lakers $12-14 million a year over the next 3 years. The Sports Business Journal has more information on Wish and details about the agreement with the Lakers: Wish, founded […]
Lakers News: Lakers Sign Andrew Bogut to a 1 Year Contract
Just when you thought there were no more deals to be made, that free agency was dead and buried, the Lakers front offices sticks their hand out the gave like Beatrix Kiddo and make another move by signing former Warrior (and Maverick and, most recently, Cavalier) Andrew Bogut. Free agent center Andrew Bogut has agreed […]