Lonzo Ball has been dealing with a nagging knee injury for what seems like forever. In July he finally had surgery on the troublesome joint, a partial removal of the meniscus which had caused swelling and discomfort dating back to last season. With this as the context, then, it should be as little surprise that […]
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LeBron James, Point (Power) Forward
LeBron James, for his entire career, has been a point forward. He’s often brought the ball up the court, initiated his team’s offensive sets, and been the player most leaned on to quarterback the progressions within those sets to reach a desirable outcome. Even when he’s played with other ball dominant point guards (like Kyrie […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Brandon Ingram Skills Trainer, Micah Lancaster
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I talked with Brandon Ingram’s skills trainer Micah Lancaster of I’m Possible Training. In our discussion with Lancaster, he gets into the skill training he does and really dives deep into the type of work sessions he puts his players through. We then got […]
Flexibility vs. Need and the Lakers Open Roster Spot
While the Lakers waiving and stretching of Luol Deng has mostly been viewed through the lens of financial flexibility and the push for a second star in the Summer of 2019, there are present day ramifications too. By allowing Deng to seek alternative employment opportunities, the Lakers roster now has room to add an additional […]
Lakers Waive Luol Deng
The Lakers have waived Forward Luol Deng Saturday, announced via a press release. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported it first: Sources: The Los Angeles Lakers and forward Luol Deng are finalizing a contract buyout as part of waive-and-stretch provision. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 1, 2018 As Charania reports, the Lakers will use the […]
Phil Jackson: Fading into View
Basketball can be a fickle friend, for franchise stars who are ultimately consigned to the journeyman’s path and for systems, coaches and executives who fall out of favor for any number of reasons. Consider the case of Phil Jackson who disappeared like morning dew after his very public flameout as president of the New York […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: August Mailbag Questions
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I answer listener questions on all things Lakers heading into the season. Among the topics covered from the perspective of the full team are what we expect Luke Walton to focus on most this training camp (offense or defense), the best ways to optimize […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Potential Lineups
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I discuss all sorts of potential lineups for this year’s Lakers. We start out under the premise of LeBron, Brandon Ingram, and Lonzo Ball being the three starters we can most bank on (with Lonzo being the most questionable of that group, but Pete […]
Embracing the Uncertainty of these Lakers
Jeanie Buss recently said that signing LeBron James in free agency reminded her of when the Lakers, then led by her father and Jerry West, lured Shaq away from Orlando. The magnitude of the moves are surely similar even if only from a name-brand standpoint, to say nothing of the comparisons between both superstars coming […]
Spit-Balling the Los Angeles Lakers’ Bench Mob
If LeBron James was the dominant headline for the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, the who’s and why’s of his supporting cast are at least at a B-story. That’s true for those coming off the pine just as much as the starters. Here’s where the spit-balling begins, with a roster that has seen a massive […]