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BREAKING: Luka Dončić has signed a 3-year, $165 million max contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Shams Charania. https://youtu.be/mFZTwWfwQO4?si=NYUuJ_pFUDsEb87q Luka Dončić has officially committed to his new team after a blockbuster trade last season. Dončić inked a three-year, $165 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, agent Bill Duffy told ESPN's Sha...

The #Lakers enter the 2025-26 season under second-year head coach JJ Redick with a roster fully geared for a title run‼️ This offseason, the Lakers added Deandre Ayton, Marcus Smart, and Jake LaRavia, giving them size, defense, and floor spacing. The projected starting lineup features #LukaDoncic, Austin Reaves, #LeBronJames, Rui Hachimura, and Ayton-a combination of elite playmaking, shooting, an...

Marcus Smart To Join Lakers After Buyout With Wizards Marcus Smart has reached an agreement on a buyout with the Wizards and plans to join the Lakers once he clears waivers, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Smart’s new contract will be worth $11MM over two years and will contain a player option for the second season. Sources tell Charania that Luka Doncic played a large role in recruiting Smar...

BREAKING: Deandre Ayton Agrees to 2-Year, $16.6M With The Lakers Deandre Ayton has agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN. Between Portland and L.A., Ayton will earn $34 million next season. Agents Nima Namakian of Innovate Sports and Bill Duffy of WME Sports reached the deal with Lakers president Rob Pelinka. The Lakers find their starting center in Ayton, the 2018 No. 1 ov...

Lakers Select Bronny James With The 55th Pick | NBA Draft 2024 #Lakers Select #BronnyJames with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 #NBADraft, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. LeBron and Bronny James to become the first ever father-son duo to be in the #NBA at the same time. Bronny James — the oldest son of the NBA’s all-time scoring leader and four-time champion — was drafted Thursday by the...

BREAKING: LAKERS HIRING JJ REDICK AS THE HEAD COACH FOR LA The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly turning to JJ Redick to help them achieve their championship aspirations. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the two sides agreed to a four-year deal to make Redick the team's next head coach on Thursday. Shams Charania report that the deal is "in the neighborhood of $8 million per season." Woj added tha...

BREAKING: #Lakers Select #DaltonKnecht with the 17th Overall Pick in the 2024 #NBADraft Dalton Knecht is a 6’6″ wing that played two seasons at Northern Colorado before starring at Tennessee in 2023-24, averaging 21.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists. He also shot 39.7% from 3-point range so will provide 3-and-D ability for a team that has been looking for that skillset for a while now. After...

#Lakers Center Options | #LakersFreeAgency 2024 The Los Angeles Lakers could have a lengthy to-do list for the 2024 NBA offseason. They probably won't get much of it done during free agency. Spending money could be tight or non-existent. And if it isn't, the Lakers could have even bigger problems to deal with, as that likely means LeBron James declined his player option and bolted out of town. Fre...

Lakers Off-Season Plans 2024 | Lakers Coaching Search |Lakers Trade Targets | NBA Free Agency Needs With the Lakers out of the playoffs after being eliminated by the Nuggets on Monday, the focus quickly turns to improving this team in the offseason. When the Lakers didn't make a move during the NBA trade deadline this season, vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka mentioned "making a...

#Lakers #CoachingSearch Candidates | #TyronnLue & JJ Redick Among Potential Head Coaching Candidates The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be heading towards another coaching search as reports indicate that head coach Darvin Ham is expected to be let go after two seasons. Finding a quality head coach has been a problem for the Lakers as they have already had six of them since Phil Jackson retired in 2011...

🚨BREAKING: The Los Angeles #Lakers have fired head coach #DarvinHam after two seasons. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers will have an "extensive" search for a new head coach and that Mike Budenholzer, Kenny Atkinson, #JJRedick and possibly #TyLue will be candidates. Ham was 90-74 with a Western Conference Finals berth, two Play-In victories and an In-Season title. So Z Natio...

#LakersMediaDay BREAKDOWN | #Lakers Winning Mentality | Lakers #TrainingCamp Expectations The vibes were light, loose and confident for LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers at 2023-24 Media Day. The Lakers are proceeding one day at a time, but they'll at least open training camp as an inarguable championship contender, armed with versatile, culture-fitting players either locked i...

#Lakers' #DepthChart, Rotation After 2023 NBA Free Agency The Los Angeles Lakers might still have a move in them during the 2023 NBA offseason, but they have largely assembled what they hope will be a championship roster. They eschewed more flashy pursuits to focus instead on building continuity and depth. While they overhauled a big chunk of their supporting cast, they also kept most of the prima...

Lakers NBA Free Agency Results | Austin Reaves, Rui and D'Lo Back | Lakers Add Gabe Vincent & More Lakers New Roster (So Far) Heading Into The 2023-2024 NBA Season 💜💛 -D’Angelo Russell, Gabe Vincent, Jalen Hood-Schifino -Austin Reaves, Max Christie -Rui Hachimura, Taurean Prince, Cam Reddish -LeBron James, Jarred Vanderbilt, Maxwell Lewis -Anthony Davis, Jaxson Hayes The Lakers have unanimously...

#Lakers 2023 #NBADraft Class Results | NBA Draft 2023 The Los Angeles Lakers prioritized the future in the 2023 NBA Draft, opting to select two players — Jalen Hood-Schifino (no. 17) and Maxwell Lewis (no. 40) — instead of trading up, down, or for a win-now piece. “I think the end goal, we talk about it all the time, is for us to put a championship-level product on the court,” said Rob Pelinka aft...

Lakers NBA Draft Prospects 2023 | Jordan Hawkins Lakers | NBA Draft 2023 The Lakers don’t need much ammo to do damage in the NBA draft, which makes the prospect of them having two draft picks, including the No. 17 overall pick, an encouraging one. On top of having a pick in the middle of the first round, the Lakers will also have a mid-second round pick to do damage with as well. While there’s the...

#Lakers Off-Season Plans | #LakersFreeAgency | Lakers #nbadraft 2023 The Los Angeles Lakers had one of the most impressive mid-season turnarounds in NBA history from spending most of the year in 13th place to making the Western Conference Finals. They couldn’t reach their ultimate goal of winning a championship, but this team will be greatly remembered by fans as a favorite in recent history. Now...

#Lakers #TradeDeadline Results | D'Lo Back In LA | #MoBamba Lakers TRADE DEADLINE COMPLETE. Additions: D’Angelo Russell Malik Beasley Jarred Vanderbilt Mo Bamba Rui Hachimura Davon Reed Subtractions: Russ JTA Damian Jones Patrick Beverley Thomas Bryant Kendrick Nunn First-rounder 2 second-rounders WE UPGRADED. Let’s make this playoff push😈 LETS GO LAKERS💜💛 So Z Nation, what do you think about t...

#LeBron Makes HISTORY, #Lakers Fall Short To #OKC 133-130 LeBron James eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record as the Los Angeles Lakers superstar hit a stepback fadeaway bucket near the end of the third quarter of their game Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He passed Abdul-Jabbar's regular season scoring mark of 38,387 career points. So Z Nation, what...

#Lakers Got ROBBED by REFS Tonight In Loss VS #Celtics, #LeBron Got FOULED😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 LeBron James, Lakers furious after missed foul in loss vs. Celtics The Boston Celtics picked up a dramatic win over the Los Angeles Lakers in overtime on Saturday, but it took a blatant no-call at the end of regulation to get there. Let's just say LeBron James and the Lakers weren't pleased. In the final secon...

#Lakers Fall Late Again In OT vs #Celtics 122-118, #AnthonyDavis Misses BOTH FT AGAIN!!!!!! After a 3-3 road trip, the Los Angeles Lakers returned home and hosted the rival Boston Celtics, one of the NBA’s best teams, on Tuesday night. The Celtics were coming off back-to-back losses but that streak came to an end as despite the Lakers going on an incredible second-half run, they collapsed late and...

#Lakers Blow Out #Spurs 123-92, #AnthonyDavis Dominates Again 30 Pts, 18 Rebs, Austin Reeves 21 Pts For the first time in like forever, the Lakers blew out an NBA team, routing the Spurs in their first of three meetings with San Antonio this week. The Lakers did something they have rarely done in recent seasons on Sunday by blowing out the Spurs at home in their first of three meetings this upcomi...

#Lakers Win vs The #Nets 116-103, Anthony Davis Drop 37 Pts Lakers take care of business beating Brooklyn to snap losing streak. Lakers snap a five-game losing streak by beating Brooklyn at home thank to Anthony Davis’ 37 point performance. With LeBron James out, the Lakers opted to add Austin Reaves to the starting lineup. He had a great game scoring 19 points against Sacramento on Friday, and Lo...

#Lakers Lose To #Blazers 104-106, Lakers Remain Winless Thanks To #RussellWestbrook The Los Angeles Lakers were at home for a Sunday matinee against the up-and-coming Portland Trail Blazers. The winless Lakers were in an early must-win situation with a 0-2 record after losses to the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers. This game is interesting because last year’s loss to the Blazers...

#Lakers Struggle From 3 Again In Loss To #Clippers In #HomeOpener The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the L.A. Clippers in their home opener on Thursday night, looking to get into the win column for the first time. Unfortunately, despite playing hard all night, the Lakers fell just short with a 103-97 loss to fall to 0-2. The Lakers got off to a solid start with Lonnie Walker IV and LeBron James drainin...