No matter which way you cut it, the Lakers free agent plans offer a variety of scenarios with positive outlooks. Outcomes ranging from securing LeBron James and/or Paul George to getting neither and moving forward into next summer with financial flexibility while investing minutes and development into the team’s young players are on the table […]
Trades
Lakers News: LA Acquires #39 Pick from 76ers in Trade
We all know the Lakers are looking to be active in the free agent market come July 1st, but with the NBA Draft only a day away they’ve already begun to make moves to improve their asset base. In a Wednesday evening deal, they have acquired a 2nd round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers, per […]
Lakers Trade Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr. to the Cavs
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, […]
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 […]
Lakers Trade Deadline Primer
The Lakers are currently 10 games under .500 with a 21-31 record. They completed a 5 game road trip by winning 3 games, including an excellent win over the Celtics and a nail-biter over a Thunder team that had stomped them by an average of 30 points in their two previous meetings this year. The […]
Paul George as been Traded to the OKC Thunder
We told you that getting Paul George to the Lakers was going to be complicated and that the Lakers front office had now started to openly say that they did not expect to trade for him this summer. Well, that’s exactly how it’s played out with the Pacers deciding to trade George to the Oklahoma […]
Report: Lakers Trade D’Angelo Russell to the Nets for Brook Lopez, Draft Pick
Okay…so this just happened. Lakers are trading Tim Mozgov and D'Angelo Russell to Nets for Brook Lopez and 27th pick Thursday, sources say. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 20, 2017 As I pick my jaw up off the ground, here are a few scattered thoughts that probably won’t do the gravity of what just happened justice. […]
Lakers Trade Marcelo Huertas for Tyler Ennis
After trading Lou Williams, the Lakers didn’t quite sit out the rest of the trade deadline but they also didn’t make any large moves — especially the one many fans were wondering about as rumors around Paul George’s availability swirled all day. No, the Lakers settled for more of a minor move, dealing Marcelo Huertas […]
Trade Deadline Day Thread
It’s one of the best days of the year for NBA fans – Trade Deadline Day! Rumors will be flying, players will be changing teams, and we will all be refreshing our twitter feeds waiting for the next Woj Bomb. I love it. The deals have already started, in fact. The Mavs are reportedly trading […]
Report: Lakers Trade Lou Williams to Rockets
In a day which saw the Lakers elevate Magic Johnson to President of Basketball Operations while removing Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak from their respective front office positions, more change is afoot. The team has reportedly traded Lou Williams to the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are sending Corey Brewer and a first-round pick to the […]