Josh Sexton

Josh Sexton is one of the newest writers for Lakers Nation. He has been following the Lakers since the 1994-95 season. You can follow Josh on Twitter @Josh_Sexton85
14 Articles

2012-13 NBA Division Preview: Pacific Division

It would be a shock to most basketball fans if the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t take home the Pacific Division crown this season. But just because there likely won’t be much intrigue outside of the Lakers and Clippers as far…

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Mike Brown Looking To Crawl Out From Under Phil Jackson’s Shadow

Recently, former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson spoke with ESPNRadio in Chicago about the new-look Lakers building chemistry on the court this season. Here’s what Jackson had to say: “It’s finding a role that each player can move towards…

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Time Is Of The Essence For New-Look Lakers

With the Lakers set to begin training camp this week, it’s time to buckle-up and get ready for what promises to be an exciting, expectation-filled 2012-13 season. When a team adds the best center in the game and one of…

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Taking A Look At The Lakers’ Backup Point Guard Options

For the first time since Hector was a pup (sorry, I couldn’t resist using a Chickism this close to the start of a new season), the Lakers won’t be worrying about production from the point guard position. That’s what signing…

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Lakers All-Time First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention Teams

The other day on the Lakers Nation forums, there was a topic posted by one of our writers, Ramneet Singh, discussing the Lakers’ all-time starting five. After several comments discussing Ramneet’s selection, a commenter, known as EvenSteven, suggested the Lakers…

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Lakers New Assistants: What They’ve Done And What They Can Offer

On Friday the Lakers announced the hirings of Eddie Jordan, Steve Clifford and Bernie Bickerstaff as assistant coaches for the 2012-13 season. The new trio will be joining returning assistants Darvin Ham and Chuck Person to complete Mike Brown’s coaching…

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Ranking Each Month Of Lakers’ Schedule From Easiest To Most Difficult

With the Lakers set to begin training camp in less than a month, I thought it would be a good time to take an in-depth look at the team’s 2012-13 schedule and rank each month’s slate of games from easiest…

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Shaquille O’Neal And The Art Of The Not-So-Happy Ending

The Los Angeles Lakers announced last week they will be honoring Shaquille O’Neal with a jersey retirement ceremony.  The ceremony will take place during halftime of the team’s April 2nd game against the Dallas Mavericks. In his eight seasons with…

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Could Dwight Howard’s Absence Lead To A Less Than Perfect Pau Gasol?

Thanks to Dwight Howard missing the first part of the upcoming 2012-13 season with his surgically repaired back, Pau Gasol will begin the season as the starting center for the Los Angeles Lakers. Having played alongside the often injured Andrew…

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Ranking Mitch Kupchak’s Player Transactions As Lakers General Manager

Since taking over for Jerry West as the Lakers' General Manager prior to the 2000-01 season, Mitch Kupchak has made some of the most memorable and successful transactions in team history. Kupchak first made his splash as the team’s G.M.…

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