Dan Duangdao

Dan Duangdao was the managing editor at Lakers Nation (2013-16, 2018-20). He is currently the founder at LA Sports Media, Lake Show, Raiders Nation, Rams Nation, Kings Nation, Galaxy Nation, and MMA Rumors. Born and raised in Southern California and a lifelong Los Angeles sports and mixed martial arts fan, his first NBA game was Kobe Bryant and the Lakers against the Golden State Warriors with Michael Jordan in attendance during the 1998-99 NBA season. He was previously a contributor at HOOPSWORLD (now Basketball Insiders) and an NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @DanDuangdao.
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Kyle Lowry On Future With Toronto Raptors: ‘I Love This Place’

With the Los Angeles Lakers preparing for the 2014 NBA Draft and free agency, one of the team's targets is current Toronto Raptors point guard, Kyle Lowry. While he has bounced around in his eight seasons, Lowry emerged as one…

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Lakers Rumors: Los Angeles To Reach Out To John Calipari, Kevin Ollie

UPDATE (11:00 AM PST): In addition to John Calipari and Kevin Ollie, the Lakers will also interview George Karl, Jeff Van Gundy, Byron Scott, and Kurt Rambis according to LA Times' Mike Bresnahan: Lakers will interview George Karl, Jeff Van…

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Lakers Rumors: Derek Fisher ‘Willing To Listen’ To Lakers Coaching Job

Since Mike D'Antoni resigned as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, there is a long list of possible candidates. While Kobe Bryant "will wish for" Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, an interesting name has come up: former Laker and…

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Lakers Rumors: Kobe Bryant ‘Will Wish For’ Tom Thibodeau As Next Coach

UPDATE (11:41 AM PST): The Lakers plan to reach out to the Chicago Bulls for permission to interview Tom Thibodeau according to ESPN LA's Dave McMenamin: The Lakers plan to reach out to the Chicago Bulls for permission to interview…

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Lakers Nation 2014 NBA Mock Draft Version 3.0 Powered By MyNBADraft

With 20 days before the NBA draft lottery, the Los Angeles Lakers will have their last number one overall pick, James Worthy, represent the team. While the franchise ended their season with the sixth worst record in the NBA, they…

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BREAKING: Mike D’Antoni Resigns As Head Coach Of Los Angeles Lakers

Please enable Javascript to watch this video Through all of the conflicting reports since the start of the off-season, Mike D'Antoni has resigned as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne: Mike D'Antoni has…

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Lakers News: James Worthy Will Represent Lakers At NBA Draft Lottery

With the first round of the NBA playoffs underway, the Los Angeles Lakers are in unfamiliar territory. Since being eliminated from the playoffs in March, the Lakers will have a lottery pick for the first time since 2005, where they…

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President Obama Responds To Donald Sterling’s Alleged Comments

Over the past 24 hours, all the talk has centered around Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his alleged comments about not wanting African-Americans at his games and Magic Johnson. -- Lakers Nation Store Is Back! Check Out The…

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Lakers Rumors: Dan D’Antoni To Coach Marshall Thundering Herd

Last month, Marshall University reportedly reached out to current Los Angeles Lakers head coach and former alumni, Mike D'Antoni about its open head coaching position. With D'Antoni still under contract, Marshall University has decided to move in a different direction.…

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2014 NBA Draft: NBA Executives Rate Jabari Parker As Likely No. 1 Pick

With the 2014 NBA Draft less than two months away, all the talk for the Los Angeles Lakers will be about which pick they will end up with in the NBA Draft Lottery and who will be available. While the…

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