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The Decision has been made. Free agent forward LeBron James has agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to his agency, Klutch Sports. The deal will include a fourth-year player-option, which could allow him to opt out and become a free agent again during the 2021 offseason. pic.twitter.com/zgz8YO7BPn — […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have seen one of their big splash options come off the board prior to the start of free agency with All-Star forward Paul George electing to sign a four-year, $137 million deal to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder. This has prompted the Lakers to looks elsewhere in free agency to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took their first loss of the summer after they were snubbed by Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George. Now it appears their discussions with the San Antonio Spurs for small forward Kawhi Leonard are at a standstill. The Lakers and Spurs have been negotiating a potential deal for some time […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans have managed to secure meetings with free agent center DeMarcus Cousins. However, it appears they are not the only ones looking to acquire the versatile big man. While the Lakers and Pelicans have emerged as the favorites to sign Cousins, this has not topped the Washington Wizards […]

Kevin Durant is staying put despite an opportunity to play with LeBron James. It appears that James is working on recruiting players to possibly join him in Los Angeles. According to Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic, Durant turned down an invitation to join James on the Lakers. The two-time NBA Finals MVP is staying with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to build a legitimate title contender with their sights set on landing superstar talent in NBA free agency and possibly with a blockbuster trade. The team is reportedly targeting LeBron James and is in talks with San Antonio Spurs to acquire Kawhi Leonard, but they still have to players […]

With NBA free agency in full swing, all eyes are fixated on where small forward LeBron James will end up. Needless to say, all indications point towards the Los Angeles Lakers as his next destination. Of course, this has been refuted by reports of James fielding interest from a number of other potential suitors. However, […]

Clint Capela is one of the best names on the free agent market this summer. The restricted free agent is set to meet with the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon per TNT’s David Aldridge. The Rockets still have the right to match any offer sheet signed by Capela. Capela is coming off a breakout […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been in hot pursuit of any big name free agent willing to join their historic franchise, but have been unable to over the last couple of seasons. Fortunately, they had a great chance to attract a number of big names this summer in 2018, with guys like Cleveland Cavaliers star […]

By the time the 2018 NBA Playoffs came around, the Philadelphia 76ers had a solid mix of young, talented players with experienced veterans who can still play at a high level. Unfortunately, it appears they’re going to have to find that experience and veteran leadership else where this upcoming season. According to Keith Pompey of […]

The first domino of free agency has fallen with the Oklahoma City Thunder’s signing of small forward Paul George. Now the attention has been funneled toward where all the other superstars on the market will go. Among them is center DeMarcus Cousins. According to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, he has scheduled meetings with the Los […]

The decision has finally been made and Paul George is staying with the Oklahoma City Thunder. After a year of flirting with the idea of playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, all the homecoming talk can now die down with George’s announcement. While that is already a stingy news for the Lakers, it gets worse. […]

Free agent swingman Paul George has agreed to a four-year, $137 million deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. George’s deal includes a player-option on his third year. This deal represent all the commitment George has given to his Thunder teammates and the front office, as he was first expected to […]

Having tried to move hell and high water to score a trade for Kawhi Leonard, only to fall short of the door, the Los Angeles Lakers could target big man DeMarcus Cousins on a short-term max deal, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Cousins could play as a potential superstar partner to LeBron James, […]

The free agency period is quickly approaching — less than three hours away — where several of the league’s top player will be able to speak and agree to sign with any team of their choosing. The bulk of the chatter around the league prior to July 1 has been focused on the future of All-Star […]

It’s only a matter of days — or even hours — before the world knows if LeBron James will be playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers or Los Angeles Lakers next season. But before anything becomes official, the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid isn’t giving up on his own pursuit of James. Amid reports of James being […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have released young big man Thomas Bryant from his contract, making him no longer a member of the famed purple and gold We know this thanks to Shams Charania, who took to the mean streets of Twitter to relay the information he learned. The Lakers have released forward Thomas Bryant. — […]

Heading into free agency time in the NBA, one of the unresolved issues remaining is that of the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard. Leonard is not a free agent yet (that will happen next season) but he might as well be. He has the Spurs at his fingertips despite the organization still holding the […]

It’s been an unofficial tradition in the NBA to link any free agent superstar to the Los Angeles Lakers. This year is no different. LeBron James and Paul George, the top two players to hit the market are both heavily rumored to be donning Purple and Gold colors next season. Let’s also not forget about […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been building a team from the ground up with numerous draft picks over the last few years. The storied franchise has drafted exceptionally well with a lot of notable players turnings heads throughout the league like Julius Randle, Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart. Although there’s been a lot […]

According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has a torn meniscus in his left knee and is expected to miss a few months. However, he is expected to be ready for the start of the 2018-19 season. Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has a torn meniscus in his […]

In the last couple of weeks, the chatter surrounding LeBron James’ possible strong interest in joining the Los Angeles Lakers has taken center stage in the sports world. This has only ramped up after James informed the Cleveland Cavaliers that he plans on opting out of the final year of his deal to hit the […]

The trade chatter around San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard has picked up once again just days ahead of the start of the NBA free agency period. This has seen various reports with the Los Angeles Lakers being one of the primary teams leading the charge towards working out a deal to pry Leonard away […]

LeBron James got done with the first part of his free agency process by opting out of the last year of his deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the major part of his plan still needs to take place — deciding to remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers or bolt to the Los Angeles Lakers in […]

As LeBron James opted out of his deal early on Friday, it has become a two-horse race between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers to see who would wind up with the 33-year-old star by the end of this free agency period. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne joined Dan Patrick on his morning show to […]

There are a lot of big name free agents this summer, but one of the forgotten names happens to be DeMarcus Cousins, who is still recovering from an ACL injury. He is expected to have a pretty limited market because of the risk that surrounds him, but former Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin seems to […]

After the season ended there were six or eight teams that thought they could make a real run at getting LeBron James this offseason. It seemed to trickle down to four with the Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets. Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers all figuring to be players. It appears now that that list has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are not only fighting against the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign their prized free agent LeBron James, but also acting with utmost desperation, knowing what could come down the pipe if San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard hasn’t been acquired this offseason. ESPN’s Steven A. Smith said on First Take that the […]

LeBron James has officially opted out of his contract and will become a free agent on July 1st. It seems that the two favorites to now land him with the opt-out is the Los Angeles Lakers or the Cleveland Cavaliers. James already owns a house in Los Angeles and now he is taking extra precautions to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are supposedly shopping Lonzo Ball for assets to use in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs to land Kawhi Leonard. How do we know this? The mean streets of Twitter told us such a wonderful thing. https://twitter.com/OrtizDYST/status/1012714505070108672 This should certainly be taken as much as a rumor as it is […]

Now that he has opted out of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James will likely closely monitor the situation with the Los Angeles Lakers, as they’re desperately trying to lure talent to play alongside him. “He’s expected to let the option go and become a free agent, and is said to be strongly […]

It’s only hours before LeBron James’ impending deadline to opt in or out of the last year of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. While opting out could surely spell a potential move to La La Land, it doesn’t ultimately guarantee the Los Angeles Lakers have won the fight, at least not yet, according to […]

Kawhi Leonard is largely seen as the single asset that could “clinch” a LeBron James departure to the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason. Yet, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the two superstars have yet to exchange words this summer regarding a potential partnership. via RealGM: “As for Kawhi, I have been assured very strongly that […]

To no surprise, recruiting season has started — and players are placing as many calls as general managers have through the course of the offseason, trying to see which teammates they can land. As expected, several veterans told Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype that they would take on a minimum contract to play alongside LeBron James […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are making moves ahead of what is expected to be an extremely busy NBA free agency period for the storied franchise. The team is pulling out all the stops in their efforts to sign as many as two superstars this summer with LeBron James and Paul George more than likely being […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are rumored to be vigorously working the phones ahead of the start of NBA free agency this weekend to acquire superstar forward Kawhi Leonard in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs. Leonard has let it be known that he wants out and would prefer to play for the Lakers, the team […]

How desperate are the Los Angeles Lakers in trying to pull off a transaction that would help them pry Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs? Let’s just say that they are willing to absorb another onerous contract provided that it also comes with a first-round pick, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. Sources at […]

When it comes to Lonzo Ball, the San Antonio Spurs’ interest in him seems to be comparable to the level of attention the public is giving to LaVar Ball’s JBA league. The Los Angeles Lakers are in determined pursuit of Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, but convincing San Antonio to give up the talented swingman is […]

Free agent forward Paul George is still in limbo with regards to his future in the NBA – or at least that’s what he has led most people to believe – as he continues to weigh his options before declaring where he would suit up starting in the 2018-19 season after declining his last-year option […]