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Lakers surprisingly stand to benefit if Deandre Ayton picks up his player option
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (463+ words) The Los Angeles Lakers have hit a pivotal crossroads with Deandre Ayton. The former first overall pick has until June 29 to decide if he wants to accept the $8. 1 million player option on his contract for 2026-27. Whether Ayton does or does…...
Lakers have two reasons not to pursue Thunder guard Lu Dort this summer
9+ min ago (319+ words) The Los Angeles Lakers will be on the prowl this offseason for the type of 3-and-D prowess that Luguentz "Lu" Dort injects the Oklahoma City Thunder with daily. Dort himself will be a free agent if the Thunder choose to…...
Lakers burdened with complicated Marcus Smart situation this summer
13+ min ago (313+ words) The Los Angeles Lakers are looking at two potential pathways to retaining Marcus Smart this summer, assuming Smart opts out of his player option and enters free agency. The problem for the Lakers in retaining Smart is not only a…...
Lakers hope Luka Doncic will solve longstanding problem after turning down Slovenia
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (442+ words) Doncic was suspended one game this season for picking up 16 technical fouls. Even when he isn't getting penalized, the superstar's constant banter with the referees can prevent him from getting back on defense and takes his attention off his game....
Lakers" offseason plans are stuck until they solve the Jarred Vanderbilt problem
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (463+ words) Jarred Vanderbilt makes too much money. For a team that needs every dollar to count for next season, that is a massive problem for the Los Angeles Lakers. It really only comes with one solution: send Vando out of town....
Two Peyton Watson backup plans for Lakers are right in their line of sight
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (287+ words) The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked to Denver Nuggets wing Peyton Watson for months. Watson is entering restricted free agency, and he's the prototype 3-and-D wing that the Lakers need to add around Luka Doncic. Watson, however, won't be…...
It took Dorian Finney-Smith one season with Rockets to prove the Lakers were right
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (387+ words) Houston needed someone to step up when Kevin Durant was injured in the playoffs. Finney-Smith got into the rotation, but it didn't help. Rob Pelinka looked smarter by the minute, and it was clear that the Lakers were right. Finney-Smith…...
Le Bron James isn't aligned with Lakers on free agency decision timeline
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (219+ words) Lake Show Life In an ideal world for Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, he'd have Le Bron James' free agency business sorted out by the June 23 NBA Draft. Whether or not James will return to the Lakers is…...
Le Bron James shares brutally honest opinion about Lakers-Thunder series
19+ hour, 25+ min ago (124+ words) Lake Show Life Le Bron haters will sit back and mock his Lakers getting swept in the second round, but to do so is to ignore the clear truth that LA had no shot to defeat the Thunder this season,…...
Lakers have pathway to give Austin Reaves less money than he deserves
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (308+ words) The Los Angeles Lakers are planning on spending a significant chunk of their cap space this summer on signing Austin Reaves to a max contract. The question remains, how much money exactly will Reaves make on his new deal? While…...