Top 8 Draft Classes of the Last 30 Years
There's no such thing as a sure thing in the NBA Draft. Injuries, off-the court issues and other factors have derailed the careers of players who seemed to be destined for greatness, while then-under-the-radar selections have gone on to enjoy…
Lakers Rank As 56th Best Sports Franchise via ESPN The Magazine
Last week ESPN released its annual "Ultimate Standings" results via ESPN The Magazine. This is the ninth year that ESPN has been rating professional sports organizations with the goal to "measure how much MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL franchises give…
Timberwolves to Fire Former Lakers Assistant Kurt Rambis
Rumor has it that Kurt Rambis' tenure in Minnesota is already coming to an end. Sources close to the situation say that general manager David Kahn has already decided to fire Rambis. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports is reporting that…
Timberwolves Reject Lakers Trade Offer for Lamar Odom
Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers indeed made a formal trade request to the Minnesota Timberwolves involving Lamar Odom, and that the Timberwovles rejected the trade. According to Turner the Lakers offered…
Video: Kobe Bryant Drafted by Charlotte in 1996 NBA Draft
Even though the Lakers didn't have the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft that pick would come to define the Los Angeles franchise for the next two decades. The Charlotte Hornets drafted a lanky high school kid from Lower…
Lakers Looking to Trade for Anderson Varejao?
According to Cleveland Cavaliers writer Sam Amico the Lakers may be interested in bringing in Anderson Varejao, the energetic forward. Rumor has it that new Los Angeles coach Mike Brown has asked the Lakers front office to check into Varejao's…
Are the Guaranteed Contracts Hurting the Lakers’ Chance to Trade?
Now that the NBA Finals have ended and the Larry O'Brien trophy has found a new home for the next year in Dallas, focus has turned to the collective bargaining agreement that needs to be renewed between the owners and…
Lakers Hire Bill MacDonald and John Ireland for Broadcast Booth
After the departure of Joel Meyers the Lakers have announced who will be in charge of the play-by-play duties next season. According to a Lakers official the team has announced that Bill MacDonald will do the play-by-play for television while…
Embrace the Present and Future, Be Mindful of the Past
Written by Jeremy Sheppard If basketball fans celebrated a National Hyperbole Month, it would have to be in June. More reputations have been irreparably marred, more legacies have been overly lauded in a handful of Junes than a lifetime of…
Players and League Set For Another Crucial Meeting on Friday & The Top NBA News
Top Story The NBA Players Union and the League Office met today and discussed proposals to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Both parties exchanged talks for three hours and will have another crucial meeting on Friday. Players and League meet:…
