Is Jahlil Okafor A Strategy Changer In Today’s NBA?
For most of the season, the title hopes of the Golden State Warriors were tied directly to the health of Andrew Bogut. He was, so the theory went, the lynchpin to the league's top rated defense. Without him, the Dubs…
2015 NBA Draft: Case For D’Angelo Russell To The Lakers
There's still plenty of time for things to change, but for the time being virtually every mock draft you'll find has the Los Angeles Lakers taking Jahlil Okafor with the second pick in the Draft. Thanks, but I'll take D'Angelo…
So… What If The Lakers Lose Their Top-Five Pick?
We -- media and fans alike -- have spent the last few weeks chopping up the merits of Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jahlil Okafor vs. Emanuel Mudiay vs. D'Angelo Russell vs. any of the dudes they could take with the fifth…
Pricey Or Cheap, Rajon Rondo Is A Bad Idea For The Lakers
In a world where professional athletes have every incentive to make themselves vanilla, he is unapologetically true to himself. Wherever he goes, an interesting story follows. Match him with Kobe Bryant in Bryant’s (presumptive) final year? Nobody would be bored.…
Five Things The 2014-15 Los Angeles Lakers Season Taught Us
Thankfully, mercifully, it's at an end. The first 60 loss team in franchise history. Misguided from the start -- management spent too much of the summer pretending competitiveness was a legitimate possibility -- things fell apart rapidly and (fortunately for…
Build Around Or With Jordan Clarkson? Who Cares, Just Build…
PAGES: 1 | 2 The title of the show alone makes the jokes easy. The Walking Dead. Just like the 2014-15 Los Angeles Lakers! Technically alive, sort of, but not really! The more ambitious can stretch that metaphor like Laffy…
Want To See How The Lakers Approach The Rebuild? Watch Ed Davis
Just over a year ago, the Los Angeles Lakers made a sneaky smart deal sending Steve Blake to Golden State for Kent Bazemore, a young player who had shown flashes of legitimate potential. In 23 games with L.A., Bazemore averaged…
Kobe Bryant Is Fighting A Different Kind Of Battle For The Lakers
Last week, Byron Scott asked Kobe Bryant to be present at home games through the rest of the year. It was absolutely the right thing to do, but nonetheless subjects to a level of Lakers basketball that must feel like…
Lakers At The NBA Trade Deadline: Who Could Go?
Try not to get all torn up, but the Los Angeles Lakers you've come to know -- dare I say love? -- this season might look different before they take the floor again Friday night at Staples against the Brooklyn…
Lakers Finally Are Showing Self-Awareness
It is the most misused word in the NBA dictionary, carrying connotations that are totally unfair given how roster building works in the NBA. Tanking doesn't mean players intentionally miss shots, turn the ball over, or play matador defense. (For…
