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The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of many teams that left the NBA Draft Lottery feeling somewhat disappointed. The Cavs initially shared the best odds of landing the top overall pick, but instead fell to the no. 5 position. Whereas Cleveland had hoped for the chance to draft one of Zion Williamson, Ja Morant or R.J. […]

Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic flew under the radar this season while being one of the best big men in the NBA and leading the Magic to the playoffs. Vucevic had a spectacular year, averaging 20.8 points, 12 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 blocks and one steal over 31.4 minutes per game while shooting 51.8 […]

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeannie Buss looked at “several options” when former team president Magic Johnson surprisingly stepped down from his post after the 2018-19 NBA regular season. Johnson was the main decision-maker of Buss over the past three years. But despite the importance of the role he vacated, Buss decided to replace Johnson after […]

The 2019 NBA Draft process has turned into a battle for three players. The lottery revealed that the Pelicans, Grizzlies, and Knicks will be picking in the top three. The fourth team is the Los Angeles Lakers. With Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, and R.J. Barrett most likely off the board, the Lakers will have to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will reportedly not hire a new President of Basketball Operations to replace Magic Johnson, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Johnson stepped down from his post during an impromptu press conference at Staples Center before the season ended. No one inside the Lakers organization saw the move coming. Lakers general manager […]

Duke small forward RJ Barrett reportedly prefers to get drafted by the New York Knicks or Los Angeles Lakers over the Memphis Grizzlies, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Barrett is likely going to get his wish, as all signs point toward the Grizzlies drafting Murray State point guard Ja Morant with […]

New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has denied a report that she won’t trade Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers this summer if the franchise can’t convince him to change his mind on his trade request. Friday morning, a report surfaced claiming Benson said she wouldn’t trade Davis to the Lakers “over my dead […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could reportedly have trade interest in Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry this summer, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. If Kawhi Leonard leaves the Raptors this offseason in free agency, the Raptors might look to trade Lowry and enter a full rebuild. There’s also interest in point guard Kyle […]

Both the Los Angeles Lakers and the L.A. Clippers are gearing up for a big summer of 2019 in their own ways. The Laker finally hired a head coach in Frank Vogel with assistant coach Jason Kidd. They also jumped up seven spots in the NBA Draft. They now hold the fourth overall pick in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be keeping a close eye on Utah Jazz big man Derrick Favors, according to Sean Deveney of The Sporting News. Favors will be one of the many offseason targets for a franchise that has missed the playoffs for six straight seasons. Favors’ $16.9 million contract for 2019-20 is non-guaranteed until July […]

Despite a deep interest in acquiring New Orleans Pelicans talisman Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers will be targeting other succulent options in the offseason, chief among them being Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Beal is a highly sought-after talent who is coming off his best season in […]

New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson reportedly has no intentions of trading her talisman Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers. According to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, the owner gave specific instructions to former general manager Dell Demps, who once refused to take calls from Lakers GM Rob Pelinka during the trade deadline, before ultimately entertaining […]

The NBA Draft Lottery concluded on Tuesday night setting the order for the upcoming NBA Draft on June 20th and it definitely did not disappoint. The New Orleans Pelicans took home the first overall selection for this year’s draft despite only having a 6.0% chance of doing so. Meanwhile, the three teams that shared the […]

New Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has reportedly spoken with star small forward LeBron James, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. The Lakers hired Vogel last week. NBA Hall of Famer and former Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd will be Vogel’s lead assistant. Frank Vogel has spoken with LeBron, […]

For nearly a decade, LeBron James dominated the Eastern Conference. He led the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers to a combined eight straight appearances in the NBA Finals from 2011-2018. But the four-time MVP decided that it was time for a change in scenery, so he signed a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers […]

Duke small forward Cam Reddish has met with the Los Angeles Lakers at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, and the franchise apparently brought “everybody” to meet him. The Lakers have the fourth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, which is on June 20. Lakers star LeBron James is Reddish’s mentor: Cam Reddish has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were in a lot of controversies last season, and one of the biggest is the sudden resignation of Magic Johnson as the team’s President of Basketball Operations. Magic caught everyone off guard when he had that impromptu press conference during the Lakers’ final regular season game, where he announced that he […]

Vanderbilt point guard Darius Garland left the NBA Draft Combine on Wednesday, fueling the belief that he received a promise from a team in the lottery. While there has been speculation that the Los Angeles Lakers (No. 4) or Chicago Bulls (No. 7) gave that promise, the latest buzz is it was actually the Phoenix […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had a very good night on Tuesday, as they surprisingly ended up with the fourth overall pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. L.A. was not projected to win a lottery pick, as most believed that they would end up with the No 11 or 12 pick. The Lakers leapfrogged a good […]

Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones outlined a potential Anthony Davis trade for the Los Angeles Lakers during Thursday’s edition of ESPN’s “Get Up!” The trade would send Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram along with the fourth overall pick in exchange for Davis and Solomon Hill: Here's @D19J's hypothetical trade to get […]

NBA insider Chris Haynes said that he’d be ‘surprised’ if the Los Angeles Lakers doesn’t trade the fourth overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft. Per Yahoo Sports NBA, Haynes believes that the fourth overall pick won’t be donning the purple and gold come the 2019-2020 season. He has a strong belief that the Lakers […]

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, two of the greatest players in NBA history, will receive lifetime achievement awards at the NBA awards on June 24, per Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird will together receive the NBA Lifetime Achievement Award at the NBA Awards on June 24, TNT announces. #Celtics […]

As was the case at the February trade deadline, the New Orleans Pelicans reportedly remain uninterested in trading Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The Lakers now have the No. 4 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and could package that in a deal along with Kyle […]

The New York Knicks’ plan to become a championship contender wasn’t off to a good start after they failed to land the first overall pick in last night’s draft lottery. They are still expected to go after top-tier free agents this summer as well as engage in trade talks with the New Orleans Pelicans with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lucked out yet again in the NBA Draft Lottery, sending their lucky charm in second-year forward Kyle Kuzma and notching the No. 4 selection in June’s upcoming draft. Yet according to ESPN’s Jay Williams, it didn’t make it any less awkward to see Kuzma forced to smile while his very own […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came out as winners in the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery after ending up with the fourth overall pick, but Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports believes that it will not matter in any negotiation for a trade involving Anthony Davis. Heading into the lottery on Tuesday night, the Lakers had the 11th-best […]

Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers represented his team at the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. While there, he was looking rather fresh with a glistening new tan as well as a sharp-looking purple jacket. Whatever Kuzma did, it worked out well for the Lakers, who were one of the big winners on the night. […]

In the first of what was many shocking moments on Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers moved up seven spots in the NBA Draft Lottery to nab the No.4 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Lakers have had terrific luck in the lottery in recent years — from their run of three straight […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have the fourth pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and LeBron James thought it was ‘beautiful.’ Via Twitter, James sent out his reaction upon knowing that the Lakers got the fourth overall pick in the upcoming draft. #4 👀 Beautiful. — LeBron James (@KingJames) May 15, 2019 There are no rumors […]

Magic Johnson, former Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations, sent out a tweet after the organization got the fourth pick in the NBA Draft. Via Twitter, Johnson commended Kyle Kuzma — the Lakers’ representative in the lottery — for being the team’s lucky charm. He also gave LeBron James and crew a shoutout. Laker […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have the No. 4 overall pick in this June’s draft following the 2019 NBA Draft lottery. Their pick was expected to land between Nos. 8 and 12, but lady luck smiled on LA as the Lakers moved into the top-5. After a disappointing season in which they finished with a […]

There was a time when DeAndre Jordan was considered one of the top free agents on the market, so much so that the Los Angeles Clippers had to “barricade” him inside a house to convince him to return after he had verbally agreed to join the Dallas Mavericks back in 2015. But now, Jordan, while […]

The Chicago Bulls would reportedly still be interested in a potential Lonzo Ball trade with the Los Angeles Lakers if they land in the No. 3 to No. 6 range in the draft lottery, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. The Bulls are sort of desperate for a point guard right now since […]

Former NBA player Stephen Jackson believes the Philadelphia 76ers should try to acquire LeBron James from the Los Angeles Lakers so the Sixers can have a lethal Big Three of James, Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler. The Sixers would most likely have to parts ways with Ben Simmons to acquire James from the Lakers, a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won’t be trading LeBron James unless the three-time champion asks out of Southern California, and the Philadelphia 76ers will almost surely hang onto Ben Simmons for the foreseeable future. But that didn’t stop FOX Sports’ Undisputed from fanning the flames of speculation about the future of the oversized playmakers with their respective teams […]

While LeBron James had the chance to sign with any team during free agency last year, his choices seemed to come down between the Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets, and Los Angeles Lakers. While he did eventually choose the Lakers, the thought that he could’ve been on another team, or could even be traded somewhere in […]

LeBron James has heard his name tossed about quite a bit in recent days. He and the Lakers finished the 2018-19 season with a 37-45 overall record, leaving the team out of playoff contention. Now, with several other internal issues running rampant, some analysts believe the King might be traded. On Tuesday’s episode of First […]

Kyrie Irving will have a myriad of options as a free agent come July 1, but there is one in particular he should avoid at all costs — the Los Angeles Lakers. From lackluster leadership to feeble future opportunities, the Lakers have little to offer Irving besides the bright lights and off-court opportunities to grow […]

Damon Jones was not happy that former boss Tyronn Lue missed out on his dream job when the Los Angeles Lakers dissolved negotiations after coming to an impasse in contractual matters. However, Jones, who was on Lue’s staff for two-and-a-half seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, argued the Lakers botched this coaching search from the very […]