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The Indiana Pacers and the Los Angeles Lakers have been quick to pick up the phone and engage in trade talks for soon-to-be free agent forward Paul George, according to a dual report by ESPN’s Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne. Teams like the L.A. Clippers, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, and the Cleveland Cavaliers have inquired about […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off another disappointing season missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year, extending the longest playoff drought in franchise history. With that in mind, the Lakers’ new management is looking to make improvements to the team ahead of next season. However, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical is reporting that […]

Paul George‘s camp has informed several teams that no matter where he goes in a trade from the Indiana Pacers, he’ll be a rental player, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. This comes in efforts to discourage other teams trading for him, as they may get no assurance of a possible extension with them. George’s […]

Merely hours after the shocking news that the Cleveland Cavaliers decided not to renew the contract of now-former general manager David Griffin, there are already speculations about where his next destination could be. It’s a foregone conclusion that Griffin will attract a new position right away with his track record from the past three seasons. He constructed […]

With the 2017 NBA Draft just a few days away, things begin to ramp up around potential trades involving draft picks. One of the latest rumors centers around the possible availability of Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell as Chad Ford of ESPN has hinted that the team could look to move him in exchange for […]

Heading into the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers face a critical stretch that could have a great impact on the future of the franchise. Much of this lies on the shoulders of their young core that is yet to show that they can carry the team to success following a fourth consecutive losing season. In light […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have continued their pursuit of Indiana Pacers swingman Paul George, but remain unwilling to part with the second overall pick in the draft or rookie forward Brandon Ingram, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. It was reported earlier that the Pacers would have an increased interest to trade George to the […]

Heading into the 2017 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers hold the luxury of possessing the second overall pick. At the same time though, it has created a cloud of rumors around the organization. During a recent interview on the Dan Patrick Show, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical revealed that the Lakers had recently attempted […]

Despite being linked to UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball for months, the Los Angeles Lakers have not committed to drafting the hometown product quite yet. However, it now appears as if they are getting to that point as the 2017 NBA Draft inches closer and closer. According to NBA insider Chad Ford, the Lakers are moving […]

In the last few months, LaVar Ball has become a prominent figure in the media with much criticism thrown his way. During an interview on 97.5 The Fanatic on Saturday, Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stated that he believes Ball is hurting the collegiate basketball game centering on one-and-done players. “One-and-dones doesn’t make any sense […]

The Phoenix Suns are willing to follow in the footsteps of the Philadelphia 76ers and take a shot at moving up in Thursday’s NBA Draft, engaging in talks with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, according to ESPN Insider Chad Ford. If the Suns could net the Lakers’ No. 2 overall pick, the team […]

The L.A. Clippers have added themselves to the Paul George sweepstakes, reportedly interested in a game-changing player to change the scope of their playoff success, according to Sean Deveney of the Sporting News. Lob City is “desperate” to change their postseason misfortune and could potentially risk a rather-quick departure to the Los Angeles Lakers the […]

The Indiana Pacers could develop a serious interest in dealing All-Star swingman Paul George to the Los Angeles Lakers if the latter could throw in the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft, according to ESPN Insider Chad Ford. The Pacers are dangling George to potential buyers, looking for the most succulent deal, […]

Despite his own publicly expressed interest in departing from Indiana in the summer of 2018, Paul George‘s arrival could get more complicated than just a couple of calls to Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers. George shares the same agent as young guns D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle — Aaron Mintz, according to Laker […]

Since the Los Angeles Lakers landed the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, the organization has been heavily linked to former UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball. Those talks have gone a bit off the track over the last few weeks after a plausible workout that drew concerns to his conditioning. However, it now […]

Things are looking good on the horizon for the Los Angeles Lakers after news broke yesterday that Paul George intends to leave the Pacers after this season and would like to join the Lakers. But next summer is a year away and there’s still a lot that can happen between now and then. Trade rumors […]

For the last several months, there has been a growing sense that Indiana Pacers All-Star forward Paul George has a strong desire to join the Los Angeles Lakers. This has only heightened on Sunday with reports indicating that George told the Pacers that he will play out his contract but not re-sign with the team. In […]

When news broke out that Paul George has already informed the Indiana Pacers that he intends to become a free agent next summer, it did not come as a complete shock to many as it was already expected from him. What turned out to be a shocker was him directly saying that he prefers to […]

After Paul George informed the Indiana Pacers that he intends to become a free agent next summer, the team is already preparing for his departure, especially when he made it known that he prefers to join the Los Angeles Lakers. Knowing that their chances of re-signing him are very slim, Larry Bird and company are […]

Earlier this month, four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal made a special appearance on a well-known Chinese variety TV show dubbed The Champions. In the June 15 episode of the program, Shaq was joined by Victoria; a member of famed K-Pop girl band f(x). Things really picked up on the show when Shaq was introduced to Victoria, with the […]

Paul George has plans that extend beyond the Indiana Pacers. The All-Star has reportedly informed the Pacers that he intends to become a free agent next summer and prefers the possibility of joining the Los Angeles Lakers, per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. This likely doesn’t come as a huge shock for the franchise as […]

With the NBA Draft order now shaken up a bit after the recent agreement to terms to trade the No. 1 overall pick to the Philadelphia 76ers, it is now time for the Boston Celtics to do some shuffling of their own. Having changed to the No. 3 overall pick in the Draft, the Celtics seemed […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson is utterly confident of his ability to be around teammate D’Angelo Russell and the incoming No. 2 pick of the NBA Draft, which most expect to be UCLA freshman point guard Lonzo Ball. Clarkson has had a trade cloud hovering over him since president Magic Johnson and the Lakers […]

The potential trade between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers for the coveted No. 1 overall pick is not as close as it may have seemed yesterday, according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders. While many thought the deal was only a Markelle Fultz medical report and a meeting away from happening, there is […]

Imagine how everyday life must be for Danny Ainge with the NBA Draft nearing by the day. With the Celtics owning the luxury of having first dibs on a talented pool of draft hopefuls by virtue of their number one overall pick, other teams have not stopped at doing their due diligence in hopes of […]

After LaVar Ball claimed to have talked into existence the Lakers and his son Lonzo’s respective paths to intersect, the younger Ball worked his way out of it, albeit unintentionally. Lonzo Ball’s initial workout with Los Angeles proved to be a down moment for his family as the Lakers were reportedly unimpressed with the out-of-shape […]

With the 2017 NBA Draft nearing closer, the Los Angeles Lakers are weighing the options in front of them at the second overall selection. According to Chad Ford of ESPN, this includes discussing potentially moving down a couple of spots with the Phoenix Suns, who hold the fourth overall pick in the draft. The Lakers held internal […]

Joining the No. 1 pick sweepstakes are the Los Angeles Lakers, who are now looking to trade up for the Boston Celtics‘ No. 1 pick , according to Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress. The Lakers could likely dangle forward Julius Randle along with the No. 2 pick in return for the first-overall selection, per Givony. Multiple […]

With the 2017 NBA Draft less than a week away, things have begun to heat up with the prospects projected at the top of the board. Much of this has surrounded the fate of UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball come next Thursday night. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Ball could consider working out for […]

In the last couple of weeks, there has been growing chatter that LeBron James may finish out his NBA career playing in Los Angeles. In a recent interview on SiriusXM NBA Radio, former NBA player and Brian Scalabrine chimed in on the possibility of that happening, voicing a strong belief that the four-time league MVP will […]

The Los Angeles Lakers in a week’s time will be on the board with the second overall selection in this year’s draft. Up to this point, Los Angeles has done its due diligence with the pick by working numerous prospects including some of the top projected players in this year’s class. However, Tania Ganguli of the […]

NBA free agency is underway starting July 1, and rumors have been swirling in news cycles without delay. The latest comes back to Los Angeles Clippers star point guard Chris Paul. Paul has been rumored that he will give serious consideration to signing with the San Antonio Spurs once the free agency period begins. That’s not […]

Adding to the 3-5 NBA Finals record narrative that was building after the Cleveland Cavaliers feel into a 3-0 hole against the Golden State Warriors, were the rumors of LeBron James finding himself a different place to finish out his career. Rumors of him going to another big market like Los Angeles started to gain […]

In the last several months, Damian Lillard has been quite vocal through social media providing his opinions and perspectives on various topics concerning the NBA. In one of his latest posts, Lillard said that he would like his team to somehow pursue Paul George, among other players, this offseason. During a recent Q&A session on […]

With the 2017 NBA Draft creeping ever so closer, the Los Angeles Lakers are doing their due diligence with working out numerous top prospects ahead of it. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, the Lakers have officially scheduled a second meeting and workout with UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball that is set for Friday. Sources: […]

Only a month away from the 2017 NBA Draft, a group of soon-to-be pro basketball players took on the chance to thank their dads prior to Father’s Day in a Foot Locker ad, telling anecdotes about their times growing up and what it took to make it this far into their careers. Then we have Lonzo Ball […]

With the 2017 NBA Draft less than two weeks away, teams are now becoming more busy ahead of it as they continue to workout the players on their radar. One of them are the Los Angeles Lakers, who recently worked out De’Aaron Fox. As expected, the team is still undecided on who to choose, and according to Fox, when […]

As this year’s draft nears, the Los Angeles Lakers have been very busy asking prospects to work out and convince them that they’re worthy of  being selected second overall in next week’s draft. Tuesday was no idfferentas they had an individual workout with De’Aaron Fox in the morning, and invited Josh Jackson in the afternoon for his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, over the last several days, have been quite busy taking in workouts from various prospects ahead of this year’s draft. With that in mind, Mark Medina of the LA Daily News is now reporting that the team is expected to bring in not only UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball for another workout […]