Metta World Peace Wants to Become “The Best”
Metta World Peace played his best basketball during his Indiana Pacers days when he went by the name of Ron Artest. With the Pacers, Artest was an All-Star player and was the NBA's best perimeter defender. The Pacers always had…
The Importance of Re-Signing Jordan Hill for the Lakers
When the Lakers entered the off-season this year, the consensus was that Los Angeles needed to make vast improvements to their bench. Of course, signing Steve Nash seemed to appear out of thin air and will be hugely beneficial for…
Lakers Compete with Timberwolves to Sign Free Agent Jordan Hill
Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have added veteran forward Antawn Jamison to the bench with a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum, the attention has turned to free agent Jordan Hill. With the Lakers presumably the frontrunner to sign…
Sources: Dwight Howard Ready to Sign Long Term With Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers were always interested in Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard and he has been their main target for quite some time. Howard is considered the best center in the NBA and the Lakers understand just how much…
Lakers Nation NBA Summer League Recap: Day 6
With the Lakers Summer League coming to a close on Thursday, the team looks to end the week on a positive note. In their last game L.A. will face their cross town rivals the L.A. Clippers, in hopes of coming…
Dwight Howard Makes Appearance at Dodger Stadium
After learning of the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic talking about a potential blockbuster trade for Dwight Howard on Tuesday, the buzz around L.A. kicked into high gear with Howard seemingly on the verge of being dealt to the…
Source: Lakers Sign Antawn Jamison to One-Year Deal
The Los Angeles Lakers have officially signed veteran forward Antawn Jamison to a one-year deal with the veteran’s minimum of $1.4 million according to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports via Twitter: Lakers have agreed to a one-year deal…
Can We Give Mitch Kupchak & Jim Buss Some Credit Now?
Mitch Kupchak has faced all kinds of criticism over his years as the Los Angeles Lakers general manager. He was even thrown under the bus by Kobe Bryant at one point. That was, until he brought in Trevor Ariza, and…
Metta World Peace: Here To Stay, And It’s A Good Thing
As Mike Bresnahan of The Times reports, the Lakers chose not to waive Metta World Peace via the "amnesty" provision introduced under the new collective bargaining agreement this off-season. I, for one, think this is a good move for the…
Numbers Game: Percentages and Predictions for 2012 Lakers
Let's take a quick break from the constant Dwight Howard speculation in order to examine a few facts and numbers we don't have to hypothetically imagine. It goes without saying, the 2011-12 Los Angeles Lakers had a talented, but severly…
