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For the second time in his NBA career, Dwight Howard is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers after just one season. He’s now with the Philadelphia Sixers in a free agency plot twist. However, the circumstances surrounding his second departure from Los Angeles couldn’t be more different from the first, after he helped LeBron James and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers did not settle for bringing back their championship roster from last season. This offseason they’ve made some big moves to acquire Sixth Man of the Year Award finalists Dennis Schroder and Montrezl Harrell. On the daily Locked On Lakers Podcast, host Anthony Irwin and Harrison Faigen discussed the Lakers offseason moves […]

The Los Angeles Lakers surprised everyone on the first night of free agency when they reportedly came to an agreement with LA Clippers free agent Montrezl Harrell. The reigning Sixth Man of the Year had agreed to leave his good friend Lou Williams and the team he’d spent three years with to join the reigning […]

Markieff Morris and the Los Angeles Lakers have elected to run it back in efforts to repeat for a championship. Morris re-signed with the Lakers on Monday to a veteran-minimum, two-year deal, according to The Athletic‘s Shams Charania. Morris went on Twitter to express his gratitude in having the opportunity to contend once more for […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are apparently not the only ones awaiting Giannis Antetokounmpo’s decision regarding his impending supermax extension. Brian Windhorst of ESPN suggested during a recent radio appearance that both Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo could be waiting for The Greek Freak to make a decision before determining their respective contracts. Windhorst also noted, with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are fresh off the 17th championship in franchise history. LeBron James and Anthony Davis carried the Purple and Gold to a title, with L.A.’s assemblage of role players carrying out their duties and plugging whatever holes the Lakers had throughout the playoff run. Now, they are primed to run it back. […]

Roughly 12 years ago, the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Spanish-born big man Pau Gasol. Overall, it was a wise decision, as the team went on to win a pair of championships behind the play of Gasol and Kobe Bryant. Now, Pau’s brother, Marc, will look for similar results in The City of Angels. Over […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came out on top of the recent tug-of-war involving the Los Angeles Clippers in an effort to secure the services of forward Markieff Morris. He is reportedly re-signing with the reigning NBA champions on a one-year minimum deal, as per The Athletic‘s Shams Charania. https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1330926095722573828 Morris then took to Twitter to […]

The recent acquisition for the Los Angeles Lakers of veteran center Marc Gasol caught the attention of the entire league, including its former president of basketball operations in Magic Johnson. He took to Twitter to express his excitement as he readily claimed that the Lakers’ roster will fit the bill of becoming a championship team […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently parted ways with a valuable member of their championship team from last season in veteran big man Dwight Howard. His departure from the team came as a shock to many as the eight-time All-Star previously announced his return to the Lakers but took an abrupt U-turn and headed to the […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans are pretty pleased with the 2020 NBA champion’s offseason dealings so far, acquiring Dennis Schroder in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder and outbidding other teams for prized free agents Wesley Matthews and Marc Gasol. The icing on the cake for the Lakers is they somehow managed to pull off […]

In their quest for a successful title defense in the 2020-21 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers fortified their roster by signing Wesley Matthews, an 11-year veteran known for his steady shooting from deep and significant experience on the floor. It’s inevitable that Matthews will be compared to Danny Green. Though they weren’t swapped for […]

The two Hallway rivals in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers are both jockeying for position in a bid to secure the services of forward Markieff Morris for next season, as per the New York Times‘ Marc Stein. Both the Lakers and the Clippers are trying to sign Markieff Morris, league sources […]

It’s no secret that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is a fan of the NFL and regularly watches games. So, when Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made a game-winning touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce to give the Chiefs a pulsating 35-31 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, it was no surprise when […]

Superstar Anthony Davis has yet to sign a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, with reports noting that the two parties are still ironing out the details. Though it’s highly-expected that Davis will continue donning the Purple and Gold. And so the news that all fans are waiting for is how long will he stay […]

The Gasol brothers are back to writing their names in Los Angeles Lakers history books as the Spanish siblings continue to make headlines at the tail-end of their careers. History was made when the younger Marc Gasol officially parted ways with the Toronto Raptors and inked a two-year deal with the defending champions the Los […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was tuned in to Sunday night’s captivating matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders. The Chiefs came up with a huge win in what turned out to be a back-and-forth contest, and this was thanks to an awesome go-ahead Patrick Mahomes TD pass with 30 […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have completed a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers that will send center veteran center JaVale McGee to Cleveland in exchange for Jordan Bell and Alfonzo McKinnie. Lakers are sending McGee and a future-second round pick to Cavaliers, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/oVWXtMphII — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) […]

Marc Gasol has decided to leave the Toronto Raptors and sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, bolstering the Lakers’ frontcourt after the departure of Dwight Howard to the Philadelphia 76ers. Marc Gasol is finalizing a deal to sign with the Lakers, sources tell me and @ZachLowe_NBA. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 23, 2020 Marc Gasol […]

Marc Gasol will be playing for either the Toronto Raptors or Los Angeles Lakers next season, according to Sham Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Gasol was considering the Dallas Mavericks in recent days as well before narrowing his choices down to two. The Raptors are making a hard press to retain Gasol in efforts […]

Despite prying center Montrezl Harrell from the rival Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers are still set on adding another big man to their roster, and might be close to signing one.  After it was earlier reported that Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol was one of the Lakers’ possible free agent targets, Los Angeles […]

Dwight Howard capped off his redemption 2019-20 campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers with his first ever NBA championship. As a free agent this off-season, it certainly seemed like the veteran center would return to the Purple and Gold. However, due to miscommunication and misunderstandings, the former Defensive Player of the Year instead found himself […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis has a big decision to make this offseason. While Davis is fully expected to re-sign with the Lakers, he still has to decide just what kind of contract he signs with the franchise. Davis is taking his time before putting pen to paper, and he’s doing that in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the shocker of free agency by signing reigning Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell, and it did not take long for the 6-foot-7 bruiser to fully embrace the Laker nation. Following his surprising move, Harrell revealed his signatures sneaks, the TREZZ1. Of course, the new kicks will feature […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green took to Instagram to congratulate his ex-teammates Avery Bradley, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Rajon Rondo for cashing in with new deals in free agency. Danny Green congratulates ex-teammates Rajon Rondo, KCP, and Avery Bradley on their new contracts with the Hawks, Lakers and Heat respectively. pic.twitter.com/TfsIkezGtH — LakeShow (@LakeShowCP) […]

After signing Montrezl Harrell away from the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers are in pursuit of one more big man, per Marc Stein of the New York Times. The Lakers lost Dwight Howard to the Philadelphia 76ers. While they are after Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka and could always bring back DeMarcus Cousins, […]

Seems like The King is happy The Pope is staying in Los Angeles. Taking to Twitter following the Lakers signing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a new 3-year, $40 million contract, LeBron James gave his congratulations and his support for the new contract. YESSIR @CaldwellPope!!!! Congrats my brother — LeBron James (@KingJames) November 22, 2020 Caldwell-Pope was […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is staying with the defending champions, Los Angeles Lakers. As Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told The Athletic’s Shams Charania on Saturday, the shooting guard agreed to a three-year, $40 million deal to remain in LA. Caldwell-Pope opted out of the final year of his deal in order to strike a new long-term […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James penned a heartfelt goodbye to point guard Rajon Rondo, who is leaving Los Angeles after signing with the Atlanta Hawks. James and Rondo used to be rivals when The King was on the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat and Rondo was playing on the Boston Celtics. However, the two […]

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 […]