Rob Pelinka: Tanking Is Not Part Of Lakers’ Infrastructure
The Los Angeles Lakers are Lcommitted to building their roster around superstar guard Luka Doncic and truly competing with the other top teams in the NBA. Rob Pelinka will lead the front office into an extremely important offseason as they…
Victor Wembanyama’s Agent Met With Rob Pelinka To Learn About Kobe Bryant
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is taking over the league at the age of 22, and he seems to share a lot of similarities to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant also burst onto the scene at a…
Austin Reaves Applauds Lakers For Not Giving Up On 2025-26 Season
The Los Angeles Lakers season could have effectively ended on April 2, when both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves suffered Grade 2 muscle strains against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Doncic would not return and Reaves would miss nearly four weeks.…
JJ Redick Outlines Defensive And Offensive Areas For Lakers To Improve
JJ Redick's second season as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers was unquestionably a success as he navigated the team through a ton of adversity to win 53 games, the most the franchise has won since 2010-11. Redick did…
This Day In Lakers History: Gail Goodrich Returns To Franchise Via Trade With Phoenix Suns
On May 20, 1970, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Gail Goodrich in a trade with the Phoenix Suns. The deal returned...
Lakers News: Marcus Smart Hopes To Keep Playing With LeBron James
Marcus Smart and LeBron James spent the first four years of the former's career as adversaries. Smart's Boston Celtics and James' Cleveland Cavaliers faced off in the playoffs three times in four seasons -- James winning all three -- before…
Rob Pelinka: Player Development Is Necessary For Lakers Success
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka has a massive offseason ahead of him. Nearly the entire roster is entering unrestricted free agency, but the Lakers have plentiful cap space and three tradable first-round draft picks to work with to…
Magic Johnson Sends Warning To Western Conference After Watching Thunder & Spurs
Monday night marked Game 1 of the highly-anticipated battle between the two best teams in the NBA, the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, in the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers in four games…
Jaxson Hayes Would ‘Of Course’ Want To Return To Lakers Next Season
Crucial free agent decisions loom for the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason and center Jaxson Hayes is one of them. Hayes is coming off arguably his best season in purple and gold and even often found himself closing games over…
LeBron James Doesn’t Look At 2025-26 Season As Disappointment
No player has ever played 23 NBA seasons, but not only did LeBron James do so, he once again performed at an extremely high level for the Los Angeles Lakers. While James missed the start of the season due to…
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