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NBA free agent point guard Rajon Rondo bid farewell to the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday afternoon, in a touching post on Instagram, that seemed to confirm rumors he would not be returning to the club. “Thank you to the Lakers organization, Jeanie and Rob for giving me the opportunity to play for an incredible franchise” […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have expressed significant interest in re-signing guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope this offseason, however, since they will only have $16 million left below the hard salary cap, it’ll be very difficult for them to get a deal done. Caldwell-Pope, who opted out of his $8.4 million player option last week, is seeking to command […]

Montrezl Harrell sent shockwaves throughout the NBA world with his decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers. After all, it was not too long ago when he was on the other side of a rivalry with the Purple and Gold’s crosstown rivals, Los Angeles Clippers. Sure enough, reactions about the surprising move flooded social media. […]

Montrezl Harrell joining LeBron James in the Los Angeles Lakers’ camp was among the biggest news to open free agency in the 2020 offseason. Harrell’s decision stunned plenty of people, most especially L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, as the reigning Sixth Man of the Year’s name has barely been mentioned, if at all, in the […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is definitely psyched with his former team’s latest acquisitions following their 2020 championship season. The Hall of Fame point guard was tuned in on the first day of free agency and was extremely pleased with the Purple and Gold’s latest haul. Magic once again took to Twitter to give […]

Social media was once again filled to the brim with hilarious memes on the first day of the free agency period for the 2020-21 NBA season. One of the biggest storylines so far is Dwight Howard’s sudden change of heart after initially tweeting out that he will re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. Moments later, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ recent activity in the free agent market seems to have gotten LeBron James excited. With news recently breaking that LA had successfully lured Montrezl Harrell to the Purple and Gold, James took to social media to post a photo of himself with his new teammate. Here’s a screenshot from LeBron’s IG […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are not messing around. Not long after the defending champs brought in Dennis Schroder from the Oklahoma City Thunder via trade, L.A. once again made a splash by signing Montrezl Harrell to a two-year deal on Friday. Lakers superstar LeBron James has reacted to the news, and it prompted just a […]

Montrezl Harrell shocked the basketball world on Friday when he decided to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-year deal worth $19 million-plus. As it turns out, even the entire Los Angeles Clippers team were taken aback by the reigning Sixth Man of the Year’s decision to not only jump ship, but to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently made a huge splash in the free agency market by signing reigning Sixth Man of the Year Winner Montrezl Harrell. It wasn’t exactly the best of news for Los Angeles Clippers supporters, but as it turns out, it has Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic fans jumping for joy. We came […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard has decided to part ways with L.A., and has reportedly now put pen to paper on a new deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. Prior to signing with the Sixers, Howard was believed to have been on track to signing an extension with the Lakers. That never came […]

Montrezl Harrell’s decision to jump from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Los Angeles Lakers is the biggest surprise of the 2020-21 free agency period so far. However, judging by Harrell’s teasing tweet 13 hours before the announcement was made public, it looks like he was indeed cooking something with the Purple and Gold brass […]

In a move that nobody saw coming, reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell will reportedly stay in LA but cross fences to the Los Angeles Lakers. Harrell’s now-former Los Angeles Clippers teammate Patrick Beverley did not hide his frustration upon hearing the surprising development. Bev was likely throwing expletives when he read […]

Montrezl Harrell is leaving the Los Angeles Clippers for the Los Angeles Lakers, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Harrell’s agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that the deal is worth two years and $19 million-plus. The Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a deal with Montrezl Harrell, the reigning Sixth […]

With Dwight Howard agreeing to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Los Angeles Lakers are exploring a deal with free agent Marc Gasol to fill the void, the New York Times’ Marc Stein reports. Marc Gasol has emerged as a free-agent target for the Lakers to fill the void created by Dwight Howard's departure to […]

For a brief moment it appeared that Dwight Howard agreed to a deal to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers after playing a pivotal role on their 2019-20 championship squad, but he quickly deleted the tweet announcing his return. Dwight Howard tweets out his return to the Lakers, but then immediately deletes it. Now, Shams […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is expected to receive interest from the New York Knicks in free agency, per Ian Begley of SNY. Caldwell-Pope is an unrestricted free agent after declining his 2020-21 player option with the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the 2020 title over the Miami Heat in six games at Walt Disney World in the […]

The defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers start NBA free agency with a bang, reportedly agreeing to a deal with free agent Wesley Matthews, per Stadium’s Shams Charania. The deal is for one year and $3.6 million. Wes Matthews is signing a one-year, $3.6M deal with the LA Lakers, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. https://t.co/fYHthoXFjE — […]

Dwight Howard becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason and he’s expected to garner interest from his current team, the Los Angeles Lakers, and a few others. Multiple reports have stated that the Golden State Warriors will pursue Howard once the 2020 transaction period begins. Steve Kerr’s group is desperate for a talented big man […]

Behind the stellar play of superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers had the best record in the Western Conference before the season was put to a halt due to COVID-19. The Purple and Gold were 49-14 and had a five and a half-game lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are no longer in line to acquire Bogdan Bogdanovic from the Sacramento Kings, and other suitors have emerged. Bogdanovic will enter restricted free agency later Friday evening. Sam Amick and Eric Nehm of The Athletic reported the NBA is vigorously investigating the failed sign-and-trade between Milwaukee and Sacramento, while the Atlanta Hawks […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is widely expected to sign a new deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. As for when that happens, Laker fans shouldn’t exactly hold their breath. According to ESPN’s ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Davis and his Klutch Sports team, led by Rich Paul may take their time before joining the Lakers […]

For obvious reasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have become a welcome landing spot for Klutch Sports clients over the past two years. LeBron James and his agent, Rich Paul, have ingeniously leveraged short-term deals to help Klutch clients like Anthony Davis, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Markieff Morris, Dion Waiters, and J.R. Smith land deals with the Lakers. […]

Former Lakers guard Danny Green thanked LeBron James Thursday night, following the NBA Finals MVP’s show of support for both Green and point guard Quinn Cook. Always Love Brodie ! #brother4Life🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 https://t.co/NcFgyQfyAG — Danny Green (@DGreen_14) November 20, 2020 Traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder last week in a trade that netted Los Angeles Dennis […]

While the Los Angeles Lakers were able to land Dennis Schroder in a successful trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Lakers front office has always had their eyes on the 27-year-old guard according to vice president Rob Pelinka. Pelinka spoke on Thursday in regards to how the Lakers had always been in pursuit of […]

There’s been a lot of speculation into how much Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be on the floor in the 2020-21 season. The NBA along with the NBPA agreed on a Dec. 22 start date, which gave teams that made a deep run in the 2020 playoffs a smaller window of recovery from […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were anxious to see if Avery Bradley was going to opt-in to his player option for the upcoming season, but he’s made his decision. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Bradley has declined his $5 million player option, making him a free agent. Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been immersed in offseason business in the past week, acquiring Dennis Schroder  in a trade and setting up the roster for free agency. Kyle Kuzma’s name has come up in plenty of trade rumors of late, and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka addressed Kuz’s status with the franchise on Thursday: […]

Dennis Schroder is officially a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James is thrilled. The King took to IG to welcome Schroder to the Lakers and the guard even responded back to the four-time champion. LeBron James knows Dennis Schroder is a good fit for the Lakers 💯 pic.twitter.com/ulnsQGVvzv — LakeShow (@LakeShowCP) November […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James took to Twitter to say goodbye to Danny Green and Quinn Cook. The Lakers traded Green to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who then shipped the three-time champion to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Al Horford trade. Cook, meanwhile, was waived by the Lakers. Would NOT have won […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will retain at least one part of its shot-blocking frontcourt. Veteran center JaVale McGee has exercised his $4.2 million player option for the 2020-21 season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Lakers center JaVale McGee will exercise his $4.2M player option for 2020-21 season, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to create more cap space with free agency officially opening on Friday. Los Angeles waived Quinn Cook on Thursday, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Cook had a non-guaranteed salary of $3 million for the 2020-21 season, receiving $1 million for getting waived, and the move frees up that […]

It was a homecoming of sorts for Obi Toppin on draft night, as the Ossing, New York native was selected eighth overall by the New York Knicks. The former Dayton standout is one of the most highly-touted forwards in this draft class, and when asked to describe his own game, Toppin likened himself to Los […]

It’s been proven in the history of the NBA that it would be close to impossible to win a title with just one superstar spearheading your franchise. In recent time, we’ve had the chance to witness Big 3s like the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat. Not to mention Stephen […]

The Washington Wizards got their hands on quite a prospect in Cassius Winston as the 53rd overall pick in the draft. Winston came in the way of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who themselves decided to trade the former Michigan State standout to the Wizards. Another former Spartan had some high praise for Winston, and this […]

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Tyrese Maxey with the 21st overall pick in a move to add some help in their backcourt. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was tuned in to the draft, and he was one of the first to congratulate the former Kentucky standout for now officially being part of the NBA and […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson reportedly hurt his leg with the severity still pending. The NBA landscape will undoubtedly change due to Thompson’s injury and the Warriors’ subsequent moves. In the meantime, Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James, the league’s reigning Finals MVP, offered his sincere prayers to a speedy recovery […]

Tayshia Adams’ celebrity has risen as the “Bachelorette” on ABC’s hit show. At present, Adams has a full host of men competing for her love. But she also claimed on “Click Bait with Bachelor Nation” a player from the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 championship squad hit her direct message line: “Well, I’m not going to […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal recently took a dig at Dwight Howard for allegedly celebrating L.A.’s recent championship a bit too much. Howard caught wind of Shaq’s comments, and as it turns out, Howard has no clue as to how the beef all started. Howard took a high-road approach, as he praised Shaq for […]