The Lakers continue to do their best to recover in free agency after the late breaking news that Kawhi Leonard is Clippers-bound. After coming to terms with Danny Green and re-signing JaVale McGee, the Lakers pivoted to point guard by going up the PCH to grab a Golden State backup: Cook has had a windy […]
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Report: Lakers to Bring Back JaVale McGee on a 2-year Contract
The Lakers are starting to build out their roster now that Kawhi Leonard has made his decision to join the Clippers. After inking Danny Green to a 2-year contract, the Lakers will also reportedly bring back JaVale McGee on a 2-year deal: I won’t get into JaVale’s game — we know that well enough by […]
Lakers to Sign Danny Green in Free Agency
While the sting of losing Kawhi Leonard to the cross-town Clippers isn’t likely to go away any time soon, the Lakers did get an agreement from another Raptors wing player on Friday night. Danny Green will be coming to play with LeBron James and Anthony Davis next season: According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Green will […]
Kawhi Leonard Will be a Clipper…along with Paul George
Turns out Kawhi Leonard wasn’t agonizing over his decision after all. No, he was working back channels with Paul George while making it clear to the Clippers he wanted to team up with the Palmdale, CA native on their team. The Clippers, seemingly understanding this was the time to strike and secure Leonard gave up […]
Waiting is Hard
My first daughter was born about a week late. It’s something that I barely remember now, nearly 8 years later. Now that we’ve seen her grow up and become this wonderful little human being who is smart and curious and great at school and…I could go on and on. In the lead up to and […]
Lakers to Sign Free Agent Jared Dudley
The Lakers have been quiet in free agency to this point, only signing Troy Daniels as they wait on a decision from Kawhi Leonard. This strategy has seen many of the league’s free agents inked to contracts, leaving a depleted market for them to fill out their roster. The Lakers, then, did well to sign […]
Who’s Left on the Lakers Free Agent Targets List?
While the Lakers (and Clippers and Raptors) have been waiting on Kawhi Leonard to make a decision on where he’ll play basketball next season, the free agent market has moved quickly and decisively. Nearly 40% of the league was slated to be a free agent this summer and it fees like 90% are already signed […]
Report: Lakers to sign Troy Daniels to Free Agent Contract
While the Lakers wait on Kawhi Leonard to make his free agency decision, the team made their first signing by inking journeyman shooter Troy Daniels: Daniels $2.1 million salary is the veteran’s minimum for a player with 7 years of experience, which he will have next season. Daniels is a pure shooter, through and through. […]
Lakers are Waiting on Kawhi Leonard, for Better or for Worse
The first day of free agency came on like a tsunami, with nearly many of the best available players, including many who were said to interest the Lakers, snatched up into cap space. Those who were not signed outright by teams, were part of sign and trade transactions. The final tally of players now off […]
Lakers Free Agent Targets Go Beyond Kawhi Leonard, as they Should
On Friday and now, into Saturday, reports have shifted towards Kawhi Leonard showing more interest in the Lakers than previously expected. No one can know for sure if this interest is real or simply the normal ramping up of the rumor mill as free agency approaches, but odds makers in Las Vegas are reacting in […]