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• Kyrie Irving definitely considered taking the taxpayer mid-level exception to play for the Lakers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Jake Fischer: 'Kyrie Irving definitely was considering taking the taxpayer mid-level exception to play for the Lakers before he opted in. That's just the truth. He was...
  Share • June 30, 2022 at 7:50 AM
• TJ Warren, Otto Porter among Laker targets in free agency
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers have a strong interest in retaining Monk, but it will depend on both his market and the quality of 3-and-D wings available to Los Angeles, according to league...
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 9:50 PM
• Lakers pick up team options on Wenyen Gabriel and Stanley Johnson
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  The Lakers announced they have picked up the team options for next season on Wenyen Gabriel and Stanley Johnson.
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Los Angeles Lakers could target Coby White
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Could former UNC basketball standout Coby White be heading to the Western Conference? One reporter thinks it's a possibility.
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Lakers will be one of several teams interested in Mo Bamba
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers will reportedly try to acquire Mo Bamba, a young and improving center who is currently with the Orlando Magic.
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Lakers pick up team options on Wenyen Gabriel and Stanley Johnson
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Lakers announced they have picked up the team options for next season on Wenyen Gabriel and Stanley Johnson.
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Lakers face daunting task in free agency without much to spend
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  In a lean market, the franchise finds itself needing to hit on more players like Malik Monk – players who still have untapped potential – while risking...
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 5:50 PM
• Lakers pick up options on Stanley Johnson, Wenyen Gabriel
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Los Angeles Lakers exercised their team options for next season Wednesday on Stanley Johnson and Wenyen Gabriel. Johnson started 27 of his 48 games last season for...
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 2:50 PM
• Keegan Murray highlights Kings' California Classic Summer League roster
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Kings will face off against the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat in the California Classic at Chase Center July 2-5.
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 11:50 AM
• Lakers exercise team options on Stanley Johnson, Wenyen Gabriel
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Keith Smith: The Los Angeles Lakers have exercised their $1.9M team option for Wenyen Gabriel and their $2.4M team option for Stanley Johnson, a league source tells...
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 11:50 AM
• Lakers targeting Buddy Hield again?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  As Indiana continues to take calls for Malcolm Brogdon and Myles Turner, the Lakers have circled back to a familiar target: Buddy Hield. Source: Matt Moore @ Action...
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 9:50 AM
• NBA betting: Los Angeles Lakers are popular early bet to win 2023 NBA title
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Coming off an extremely disappointing season, the Lakers are a popular bet once again.
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 9:50 AM
• Lakers may try to acquire Blake Griffin
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  The Lakers will reportedly be interested in Blake Griffin, the former star of their crosstown rival Los Angeles Clippers.
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 5:50 AM
• With Russell Westbrook returning, Lakers enter free agency with little flexibility
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers enter free agency with the taxpayer midlevel exception and minimum contracts to fill out their roster after Russell Westbrook opts in.
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 4:50 AM
• With Russell Westbrook returning, Lakers enter free agency with little flexibility
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Lakers enter free agency with the taxpayer midlevel exception and minimum contracts to fill out their roster after Russell Westbrook opts in.
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 4:50 AM
• Kyrie Irving to Lakers still a possibility?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst, there are still some "high-ranking people" in the league who believe that Irving landing with Los Angeles could still happen...
  Share • June 29, 2022 at 1:50 AM
• Russell Westbrook Reportedly Plans to Exercise $47 Million USD Option to Remain With Los Angeles Lakers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  According to senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski and other reports, Russell Westbrook plans to...
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 10:50 PM
• The Rush: Serena Williams loses thriller to Harmony Tan in first round at Wimbledon
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Serena Williams lost in the first round at Wimbledon to Harmony Tan in an epic 3+ hour match. Over in the NBA, Russell Westbrook opted into his $47 million option with...
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 8:50 PM
• Scotty Pippen Jr. and Shareef O'Neal are teaming up on the Los Angeles Lakers' summer team
  From the Web › ESPN
  Their famous fathers never shared a pro roster, but the sons of Scottie Pippen and Shaquille O'Neal will be looking to make the Lakers' roster this fall.
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 7:50 PM
• Lakers' Summer League team, highlighted by famous sons, begins practice
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Scotty Pippen Jr. and Shareef O'Neal, both of whom have a Hall of Famer for a father, are part of a Lakers squad that will play in upcoming events in San Francisco and...
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Windhorst: Kyrie Irving to Lakers could still happen
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Apparently, the door hasn't completely shut on the chances of Kyrie Irving being traded to the Lakers.
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• To surprise of no one, Russell Westbrook will pick up $47 million option for next season
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  Unlike the John Wall situation in Houston, there will be no buyout. Westbrook is on the Lakers' roster.
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Clippers sign Ivica Zuba to three-year, $33M contract extension
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  Remember when the Lakers traded a young Ivica Zubac to the Clippers?
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 2:50 PM
• Report: Lakers pursuit of Nets Kyrie Irving not yet over
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Reports indicate that the Lakers may not be done pursuing Nets star Kyrie Irving even after he opted in with Brooklyn.
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 12:50 PM
• The Lakers have a few options on what they can do with Russell Westbrook, but none of them are good
  From the Web › For The Win
  The Lakers are running out of options and suitors for Russell Westbrook
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 11:50 AM
• Russell Westbrook to opt in to $47.1M contract with Lakers, report says
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  The 33-year-old guard will reportedly opt in to the final year of his supermax contract after a frustrating 2021 season for him and the Lakers
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 10:50 AM
• Mychal Thompson's advice to keep Warriors dynasty alive points to Bulls, Lakers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Even though the Warriors have won four championships in eight seasons, Mychal Thompson believes theres still a lot the team can learn from other NBA dynasties.
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 10:50 AM
• Haynes sources: Russell Westbrook opts in with Lakers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Yahoo Sports senior NBA insider Chris Haynes reports the Los Angeles point guard will return to the team for the 2022-2023 season.
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 9:50 AM
• Sources: Westbrook opts in for $47.1M in '22-23
  From the Web › ESPN
  Russell Westbrook has exercised his $47.1 million option and will return to the Lakers for a second season, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. This will be the...
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 8:50 AM
• Sources: Russell Westbrook to exercise $47 million option to remain with Los Angeles Lakers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  As expected, given the financials involved, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook will exercise the $47.1 million option on the final year of his contract...
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 8:50 AM
• Russell Westbrook to exercise his option and remain a Laker for another season
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Russell Westbrook, who struggled through his first season with the Lakers, intends to exercise his option and remain with the franchise another year.
  Share • June 28, 2022 at 8:50 AM
• Lakers' chances to land Kyrie Irving lessen as he opts into contract with Nets
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Kyrie Irving will exercise the option to play one more season with the Brooklyn Nets, making it less likely that the Lakers will land 7-time All-Star.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Lakers' chances to land Kyrie Irving lessen as he opts into contract with Nets
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Kyrie Irving will exercise the option to play one more season with the Brooklyn Nets, making it less likely that the Lakers will land 7-time All-Star.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Out of options, Kyrie Irving opts into final year of contract with Nets
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Star guard Kyrie Irving could not find a sign-and-trade with another team and opted not to test true free agency this summer. Irving' s representation requested and...
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 5:50 PM
• Reports: Kyrie Irving to exercise $36.5M option, stay with Nets
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  The Lakers were the only team known to be interested in a potential sign-and-trade deal for the polarizing seven-time All-Star before Irving let it be known he would...
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 5:50 PM
• Malik Monk may accept less money to remain with the Lakers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Lakers guard Malik Monk, who was one of their best players this season, seems open to a bit of a pay cut in order to remain with the team.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 5:50 PM
• Kyrie Irving to opt into 2022-23 season, will likely not come to L.A.
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Kyrie Irving has decided to opt into the final year of his contract, and it may end the Irving-to-Lakers rumors.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 4:50 PM
• Is Kyrie Irving bluffing? Nets appear to think so, and there's little Lakers leverage for him to use
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Irving can be one of the very best in the NBA. He's also an extremely difficult and demanding employee. It's why Irving may find his quest for a trade partner to be...
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 3:50 PM
• Trades that make a lot of sense: Kyrie Irving to the Lakers and more
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  With free agency just three days away, HoopsHype's salary cap expert Yossi Gozlan came up with several trades he'd like to share.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 2:50 PM
• Malik Monk says he's willing to take discount to stay with Lakers, but that may not be enough
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The reality is that Monk has been so good he has almost certainly played his way off the Lakers.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 12:50 PM
• NBA Rumors: Lakers 'only known' team seeking Kyrie Irving sign-and-trade
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly are the only known team planning to pursue Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving via sign-and-trade.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 12:50 PM
• Malik Monk says he's willing to take discount to stay with Lakers, but that may not be enough
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  The reality is that Monk has been so good he has almost certainly played his way off the Lakers.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 12:50 PM
• Of course 'no known teams' outside the Lakers reportedly want to do a sign-and-trade for Kyrie Irving
  From the Web › For The Win
  Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving may not be on the team for much longer.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 10:50 AM
• Sources: Only Lakers seeking Kyrie sign & trade
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Lakers are the only team known to be interested in acquiring Nets guard Kyrie Irving in a sign-and-trade deal, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Teams can...
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 10:50 AM
• Report: Nets give Kyrie Irving permission to seek sign-and-trade deals
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  The Lakers are the only team he is interested in, but making a trade work there is insanely difficult.
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 10:50 AM
• Only Lakers to pursue sign-and-trade deal for Kyrie Irving?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Outside of the Lakers, there are currently no known teams planning pursuit of sign-and-trades for Nets G Kyrie Irving. No...
  Share • June 27, 2022 at 9:50 AM
• Draymond Green: Lakers wouldn't beat Warriors with Kyrie Irving
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Amidst the Kyrie Irving-to-the-Lakers rumors, the Warriors' Draymond Green feels his team will still be superior.
  Share • June 26, 2022 at 7:50 PM
• Lakers would be interested in John Wall if he's bought out
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  If the Houston Rockets buy out former All-Star John Wall, the Lakers will reportedly look into signing him.
  Share • June 26, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Draymond Green on possibility of Irving, LeBron on Lakers: "They won't beat us"
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Whether a LeBron and Irving Lakers team could beat the Warriors would be all about Anthony Davis.
  Share • June 26, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Draymond Green on possibility of Irving, LeBron on Lakers: "They won't beat us"
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  Whether a LeBron and Irving Lakers team could beat the Warriors would be all about Anthony Davis.
  Share • June 26, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• John Wall buyout with Rockets reportedly increasingly likely; Clippers, Heat, Lakers interested
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Wall and the Rockets reaching a buyout is only logical as he is in the last year of his contract.
  Share • June 26, 2022 at 5:50 PM
• Draymond Green believes Lakers with Kyrie Irving wouldn't beat Warriors
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Draymond Green weighed in on a hypothetical Lakers team with Kyrie Irving.
  Share • June 26, 2022 at 5:50 PM
• John Wall buyout with Rockets reportedly increasingly likely; Clippers, Heat, Lakers interested
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  Wall and the Rockets reaching a buyout is only logical as he is in the last year of his contract.
  Share • June 26, 2022 at 4:50 PM
• John Wall buyout getting more likely with Lakers, Heat, Clippers interested
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Yet rumbles have finally begun to circulate about John Wall resurfacing as an active player next season. This week marked the first time in some time that I heard...
  Share • June 26, 2022 at 1:50 PM
• ASK IRA: Could NBA's 2021 sanction of Heat over Kyle Lowry impact free-agency timing?
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Q: It gets very nitpicky when you talk about summer-league signings, but I thought Scotty Pippen Jr. would have been a good fit for the Heat and might have ended up...
  Share • June 26, 2022 at 3:51 AM
• Heat go for experience, flexibility in filling summer roster with undrafted prospects
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Miami Heat seemingly prioritized offseason flexibility and older prospects over NBA lineage when it came to filling out their summer roster in the wake of Thursday's...
  Share • June 25, 2022 at 11:50 PM
• Rob Pelinka, Darvin Ham want Russell Westbrook to put defense first
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers organization wants Russell Westbrook to shift his priorities on the court.
  Share • June 25, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Draymond Green says new Laker Max Christie will be an All-Star
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Draymond Green seems to have lofty expectations for fellow Michigan State Spartan and new Lakers guard Max Christie.
  Share • June 25, 2022 at 5:50 PM
• Laurel Dodgers top Lakers A at Cloninger Classic
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Jun. 25—HELENA — A late score helped the Laurel Dodgers top the Kalispell Lakers A 8-3 on Friday at the Cloninger Classic. With everything tied up 3-3, Richie Cortese...
  Share • June 25, 2022 at 6:50 AM
• Lakers AA edge Premier 5-3 at WSU tourney
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  Jun. 25—PULLMAN, Wash. — Elijah Owens scored the go-ahead run for the Kalispell Lakers AA in 4-2 victory over Northwest Premier on Friday at the WSU Summer Palouse...
  Share • June 25, 2022 at 6:50 AM
• Draymond Green's tweet gets great reaction from Lakers draft pick Max Christie
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Michigan State alums showed some love to each other.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 8:50 PM
• Malik Monk may accept less money to remain with the Lakers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Lakers guard Malik Monk, who was one of their best players this season, seems open to a bit of a pay cut in order to remain with the team.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 7:50 PM
• College basketball: Former Syracuse players Swider, Boeheim sign NBA two-way deals
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Jun. 24—Cole Swider and Buddy Boeheim signed two-way contracts with NBA teams, while Jimmy Boeheim landed a summer league deal after the former Syracuse University men's...
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 6:50 PM
• Alexander: Kyrie Irving's drama is his own doing
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  And news of Lakers or Clippers supposed 'interest' is undoubtedly leaked by the player's camp, as usual
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 11:50 AM
• Hernández: Lakers can't win with Russell Westbrook. That's why they need Kyrie Irving
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Kyrie Irving is interested in joining the Lakers, and they should probably find a way to acquire him because they won't win with Russell Westbrook.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 11:50 AM
• Hernández: Lakers can't win with Russell Westbrook. That's why they need Kyrie Irving
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Kyrie Irving is interested in joining the Lakers, and they should probably find a way to acquire him because they won't win with Russell Westbrook.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 10:50 AM
• Lakers Summer League games just got way more interesting with Shaq and Scottie Pippen's sons playing together
  From the Web › For The Win
  What a cool moment for the sons of these NBA Hall of Famers.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 7:50 AM
• Scotty Pippen Jr. agrees to two-way contract with Los Angeles Lakers, per reports
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Scotty Pippen Jr., the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, has reportedly agreed to a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 7:50 AM
• Former UConn forward Isaiah Whaley agrees to contract with Charlotte Hornets; guard R.J Cole receives Los Angeles Lakers summer league invite
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Former UConn men's basketball forward Isaiah Whaley agreed to an Exhibit-10 contract with the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. "I feel good, just excited, especially for my...
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 7:50 AM
• Lakers want Russell Westbrook to be a defense-first player if he returns to team
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Russell Westbrook averaged 18.5 points last season, one of the lowest totals of his career.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 7:50 AM
• Lakers GM Rob Pelinka talks Max Christie, Russell Westbrook and more
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Pelinka knows time is of the essence in developing the 35th overall draft pick into a useful player for next season and says Westbrook is on board with a defense-first...
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 6:50 AM
• Zach Lowe: Lakers are not trading Anthony Davis
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Despite the wishes of some Lakers fans, the team won't even consider trading Anthony Davis, according to one prominent reporter.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 6:50 AM
• Heat go for experience, flexibility in filling summer roster with undrafted prospects
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  So it' s off to the Los Angeles Lakers for Scotty Pippen Jr., the undrafted Vanderbilt guard, and on to the Toronto Raptors for Ron Harper Jr., the undrafted Rutgers...
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 5:50 AM
• Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and draft pick Max Christie discuss the future
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and second-round draft pick Max Christie discuss his future with the team. It includes gaining strength and improving his shot.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 5:50 AM
• Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and draft pick Max Christie discuss the future
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and second-round draft pick Max Christie discuss his future with the team. It includes gaining strength and improving his shot.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 5:50 AM
• Report: LSU forward Shareef O'Neal, son of Shaq, to play for L.A. Lakers in NBA Summer League
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Former LSU basketball forward Shareef O'Neal will reportedly play in the NBA Summer League for his father Shaq's former team, the Los Angeles Lakers.
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 4:50 AM
• Report: LSU forward Shareef O'Neal, son of Shaq, to play for L.A. Lakers in NBA Summer League
  From the Web › USA Today
  Former LSU basketball forward Shareef O'Neal will reportedly play in the NBA Summer League for his father Shaq's former team, the Los Angeles Lakers...
  Share • June 24, 2022 at 4:50 AM
• LSU forward Shareef O'Neal, son of Shaq, to play for Los Angeles Lakers in NBA Summer League | Report
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Former LSU basketball forward Shareef O'Neal will reportedly play in the NBA Summer League for his father Shaq's former team, the Los Angeles Lakers.
  Share • June 23, 2022 at 10:50 PM
• Scotty Pippen Jr. agrees to two-way contract with Los Angeles Lakers, per reports
  From the Web › USA Today
  Scotty Pippen Jr., the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, has reportedly agreed to a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.     ...
  Share • June 23, 2022 at 10:50 PM
• Lakers select Michigan State's Max Christie 35th in NBA Draft
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  The 19-year-old wing averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 points in one season for the Spartans, but analysts believe he could develop into a valuable shooter and...
  Share • June 23, 2022 at 9:50 PM