Lakers Starter Dismisses Rumors of Wanting to Leave Franchise originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers made a blockbuster trade in February, acquiring five-time All-Star Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo defended criticism of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who was accused of having no offensive bag.

The Lakers could have a real shot at signing one soon-to-be free agent center whom they're reportedly interested in.

After finding themselves with a severe deficiency at center, the Lakers are developing an internal strategy to fix their frontcourt.

While playing in Puerto Rico, Cousins had an altercation with a fan that was caught on video. Cousins took issue with the crybaby motion that the fan made, and that turned into each of them flipping each other off. It was a truly bizarre exchange that is, unfortunately, not unlike Cousins.

Lakers may reunite with Lonzo Ball next season, weighing his potential impact against ongoing load management concerns.

Over the last few seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have had an utter lack of two-way players, and in particular, 3-and-D wings. In late December, shortly after a bad, prolonged slump, they acquired veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith in a trade from the Brooklyn Nets.

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball head coach Josh Pastner announced Monday that they have brought on Jon Wall to be their strength and conditioning coach

In the scenario, the Lakers lose four key players, but it only costs them one of their two first-round picks available for trade. The first-round pick in this scenario is the 2031 pick, the only one that the Charlotte Hornets offered for Mark Williams before that deal was rescinded.

The Utah Jazz are reportedly open to considering all trade offers, including those for their standout young center, Walker Kessler.

While you can't compare that championship to any other in league history because of once-in-a-lifetime circumstances, Caruso said his time with James as teammates taught him how to develop from an undrafted rookie into one of this era's best defenders.