4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (258+ words) Charles Barkley likes what the Lakers have put around Luka Doncic. Maybe more than most. Appearing on Bill Simmons’ podcast, Barkley suggested the new-look Lakers could be every bit as good as the Mavericks team Doncic carried to the 2024 NBA…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (300+ words) The Lakers’ ownership drama isn’t happening entirely above the players’ heads. At least not according to Danny Green. Green, the former Lakers guard who now works as an analyst for Spectrum SportsNet, believes players notice when there is uncertainty surrounding…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (212+ words) LeBron James is gone. Derek Fisher doesn’t believe the Lakers are going away with him. The former Lakers guard and five-time NBA champion believes Los Angeles can remain firmly in the playoff picture during its first season built entirely around…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (391+ words) Collin Sexton has bounced around the NBA lately. He’s hoping the Lakers become something more permanent. Sexton signed a two-year, $19 million contract with Los Angeles this summer after finishing last season with the Bulls. He told ESPN LA that the…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (246+ words) Most people who follow the Cavaliers know him simply as “Big Z.” The rest of the world knows him as Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and, not surprisingly, it remembers his play, too. More specifically, Ilgauskas was included on HoopsHype’s list of the…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (279+ words) Jonathan Kuminga remains unsigned in late August, so naturally, the hypothetical trade machine is starting to warm up. The latest idea would send Kuminga to the Pacers in a three-team sign-and-trade involving the Hawks and Wizards. Rohan Roman of NBA…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (412+ words) Jonathan Kuminga remains one of the more interesting names on the free-agent market, and the Timberwolves may be worth watching. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst recently mentioned Minnesota as a potential destination for Kuminga, saying on The Hoop Collective podcast, “Watch the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) The Timberwolves are a team to watch for Jonathan Kuminga, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, while the Lakers also remain in the picture. Windhorst said Los Angeles still has a potential path to a sign-and-trade built around Jaden Hardy. “There’s…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (565+ words) While the Lakers’ ownership situation continues to resemble an episode of Succession, Luka Doncic is taking care of some team business of his own. Doncic is bringing nearly the entire Lakers roster to his native Slovenia for a five-day team-bonding…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (291+ words) The Lakers’ ownership drama may be starting to have an impact on the basketball side of the operation. According to Dan Woike of The Athletic, there is a belief around the NBA that the Lakers won’t be able to finish…...