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Jimmy Butler is set to become a free agent this summer, and while he does not carry the cachet he may have had a couple of years ago, he is still one of the best two-way wings in the NBA and will definitely be one of the top players on the market this offseason. We […]

Jimmy Butler is expected to decline his player option with the Philadelphia 76ers for 2019-20 and become a free agent this summer, which should not come as a surprise to anyone. However, if the 76ers want to re-sign him, they might have to be prepared to deal with a pretty big threat from out West. […]

The Lakers finished the 2018-19 season with a disappointing 37-45 overall record. Despite that fact, Caron Butler believes next season will be “wide open” for the Lakers to make a run at another title. Butler joined the set of ESPN’s Get Up on Friday morning. During his appearance, he was asked which team should be […]

Snoop Dogg has zero chill. Just moments after Kawhi Leonard lifted the NBA title for the Toronto Raptors, the legendary rapper carried on with his campaign to recruit Leonard to the Los Angeles Lakers. Being himself a long-time Lakers fan, Snoop Dogg posted a not-so-low-key image of Kawhi wearing the Purple & Gold colors of […]

The Toronto Raptors claimed their first NBA championship on Thursday night when they defeated the Golden State Warriors in a game that lived up to the hype. But while the game was exciting and came down to the wire, it was once again mired by injury, as Klay Thompson suffered a torn ACL during the […]

If the Toronto Raptors win Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the 2018-19 season will officially end on Thursday night. If the Golden State Warriors rebound from the devastating injury to Kevin Durant to force a Game 7, the season will come to a close on Sunday one way or another. League  followers certainly won’t […]

The Los Angeles Lakers appear confident of their chances of acquiring New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis in a trade in the offseason. The Lakers failed to acquire Davis before the trade deadline in February, but they are not ready to give up on their hopes of pairing the superstar forward with LeBron James. Los […]

The basketball world has been here before with regard to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis. How quickly we forget that the six-time All-Star, in the immediate aftermath of his late January trade demand, seemed well on his way to being sent to the team of his choice as reports emerged that the Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to acquire superstar center Anthony Davis again from the New Orleans Pelicans despite failing to secure a deal before the deadline in February. The Lakers are currently in talks with the Pelicans about a potential deal for Davis in the coming days. And if they eventually acquire the 26-year-old […]

The Los Angeles Lakers did not have an ideal first season with LeBron James leading the way. After the disappointment, they are coming into the NBA offseason hoping to improve their roster drastically. One under-the-radar free agent that they should consider is Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris. Rob Pelinka is now in full charge of […]

The drama surrounding the Anthony Davis sweepstakes continues to ramp up just one week before the 2019 NBA Draft. As the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics continue to negotiate with the New Orleans Pelicans, New York Times reporter Marc Stein had reported that the Lakers would be unwilling to part ways with forward Kyle Kuzma. But […]

The Anthony Davis sweepstakes are ramping up in the final week before the 2019 NBA Draft, and confusion is already beginning to settle in regarding what it may take to get a deal done. While New York Times reporter Marc Stein initially indicated that the Los Angeles Lakers would not budge on including forward Kyle Kuzma in […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis is officially on the market, and Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin has already begun with the posturing. Appearing on ESPN, NBA reporter Brian Windhorst thinks Griffin is leveraging trade overtures form the Los Angeles Lakers to potentially raise the price for the Boston Celtics to […]

As the New Orleans Pelicans continue to field offers for superstar forward Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics have emerged as front-runners in negotiations. But it appears that the Lakers are growing increasingly stingy with the assets that they are willing to sacrifice in order to acquire Davis. According to Marc Stein […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are said to be the front-runners in the race for New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis this offseason. The Pelicans are hoping to get an All-Star-caliber in return in a Davis trade, and according to Fletcher Mackel of WDSU, the Pelicans are interested in bringing Beal into the equation as part […]

Retired NBA point guard and Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach Nick Van Exel is a late bloomer in terms of discovering some of the wonderful variants of coffee. The 47-year-old jut recently came across iced coffee, and as a result, has had an instant love affair with the caffeinated concoction. This life-changing turn of events for […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma will join future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant as the hosts of this year’s Mamba Sports Academy: Excited to teach the game w/ @kobebryant 💪🏽 https://t.co/HehccRtOOh — kuz (@kylekuzma) June 13, 2019 Kuzma was a huge Kobe fan growing up, and in his young career in the NBA, he […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski expressed faith in the Los Angeles Lakers’ capacity to get a deal done with the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis. Talks have been ramping up within the last few days, as the Lakers compete with hallway rivals L.A. Clippers, the New York Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets, and very possibly the Boston […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly counteroffered the Los Angeles Lakers’ initial trade package for Anthony Davis, asking for Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, their fourth overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft and a future unprotected first-rounder, according to Brandon Robinson of the Scoop B podcast. The Lakers originally offered a package composed […]

Paul Pierce has been in the headlines as of late due to some rather muddy news regarding his famous wheelchair ride in Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals. Though there were initially concerns about Pierce’s health for the rest of the series, Pierce swiftly returned to the court and helped lead the Boston Celtics […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly made Brandon Ingram available in trade talks, but teams interested in the young forward want to make sure that they are not getting damaged goods. There are reportedly concerns about Ingram’s health in recent trade talks after he missed the latter part of the regular season due to an […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson gave Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma some friendly advice. Clarkson told Kuzma to start packing his bags after the latter was mentioned in trade talks anew. The New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly pushing for the inclusion of Kuzma in any deal for Anthony Davis, which is likely to happen […]

Free agent forward Lance Stephenson has had a somewhat underwhelming stint with the Los Angeles Lakers last season. He was signed by the franchise to a one-year deal in order to help mentor the young players and provide quality minutes off the bench. Stephenson was able to do both, but his individual production took a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are aggressively pursuing a trade for New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis, but right now, a key hangup seems to be the Lakers’ unwillingness to part with Kyle Kuzma in a potential deal. Right now, the Lakers seem to be offering Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and the fourth overall pick in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in talks with the New Orleans Pelicans to land superstar Anthony Davis and seem to be willing to part with Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and the fourth overall pick in this year’s draft. The Pelicans also want Kyle Kuzma as part of the package, but the Lakers don’t seem willing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers do not want to part with forward Kyle Kuzma in a potential Anthony Davis trade, but giving him up may be the only way they can acquire Davis, as the New Orleans Pelicans want him as part of the deal, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. Kuzma is […]

The Anthony Davis saga has just begun anew, and the Los Angeles Lakers are apparently already putting one of their most attractive trade offers on the table. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the Lakers have made Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and the No. 4 overall pick in the draft available in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and New Orleans Pelicans have begun speaking on a three-team trade involving Anthony Davis, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Celtics and Lakers are engaged in trade talks with New Orleans on All-NBA star Anthony Davis, league sources tell me, @ZachLowe_NBA, @ramonashelburne and @WindhorstESPN. Lakers No. 4 pick has been […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were unimpressed with prompted deals for their talisman Anthony Davis, yet the Los Angeles Lakers are making the longest strides in hopes to acquire him, according to Ian Begley of SNY. ESPN reported on Tuesday that the Lakers were the “leader in the clubhouse” for a potential Davis trade, noting president […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving will officially become a free agent after not opting into his $21.3 million deal for the 2019-20 season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The Celtics had been expecting this for a long time ahead of Irving’s option date on Thursday. Irving could still re-sign with […]

After being unable to get Monty Williams or Tyronn Lue to sign on the dotted line to be Luke Walton’s successor, the Los Angeles Lakers were eventually able to bring in Frank Vogel to be their new head coach. Although it took a bit longer than expected, the team has its new leader on the […]

Anthony Davis’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, is blissfully unaware of where his client will land upon a nearing trade that could ship him out of New Orleans in the close future. Paul noted regardless of the destination, Davis won’t be signing an extension with any team this season, rather looking for the whole […]

LeBron James is signed to a huge, maximum contract with the Los Angeles Lakers until the 2021-22 season. He is also one of the most heavily endorsed athletes in any major U.S. professional sporting league, as this wrap-up from Lake Show World makes clear. The NBA’s Highest-Paid Players 2019: @KingJames Leads With $89 Million Total […]

After a thrilling Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors, the NBA’s current landscape was irrevocably changed after superstar Kevin Durant made his return and was promptly pulled after almost 12 minutes of action due to injury. Reports surfaced on Tuesday that the 31-year-old suffered […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, if the Los Angeles Lakers are drafting their fourth pick, it simply means that they’re in trouble. What Wojnarowski means is that the Lakers should use the fourth pick as an asset and insert it into a trade package to acquire Anthony Davis ahead of the draft. Come draft night, if […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly not considered a frontrunner to land any of the NBA’s top free agents this summer. There have already been plenty of rumors regarding the potential destinations of players like Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, and Kyrie Irving, and there are some spots that make more sense than others. […]

Charlotte Hornets star Kemba Walker should have plenty of teams interested in him if he chooses not to re-sign with the franchise this offseason. It’s no secret that Walker is one of the top free agents in the NBA, and that makes this a very important summer for the Hornets as they try to convince […]

Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that Anthony Davis has narrowed down his “two desired long-term destinations” to the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks. “Davis is now focused on the Lakers and Knicks as the two desired long-term destinations, league sources told The Athletic. Davis has not given Griffin or the Pelicans a […]

Two years ago, Kyle Kuzma was relatively anonymous in the basketball world despite a standout three-year career at the University of Utah. Now, the Los Angeles Lakers forward has been invited to Team USA’s training camp for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, evidence of just how much his game has evolved in such a short […]