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From the Web › Sporting News
Celtics All-Star has been linked to the Nets, Knicks and Lakers as potential landing spots in free agency.
Share • May 18, 2019 at 9:50 AM -
From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
Now that L.A. has the No. 4 overall pick, we are going to see a lot of rumors about the Lakers.
Share • May 17, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
Will David Griffin change her mind if Lakers make best offer?
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From the Web › The Orange County Register
Jumping seven places in the lottery proved it's better to be lucky than smart, but it remains to be seen if the Lakers will even attempt to re-engage the Pelicans on a...
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From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
There is no replacement for Magic Johnson. Apparently.
Share • May 17, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › The Big Lead
The Lakers won't replace Magic Johnson as president of basketball operations and Rob Pelinka will remain as general manager.
Share • May 17, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › Sporting News
Los Angeles has decided to allow general manager Rob Pelinka to take over Johnson's role, according to an ESPN report.
Share • May 17, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
The Lakers will keep their power structure as it's been operating since April 9, with General Manager Rob Pelinka as the chief basketball decision-maker. He'll report...
Share • May 17, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The Los Angeles Lakers will not hire a replacement for Magic Johnson, who abruptly stepped down from his role as president of basketball operations last month. After...
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From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Congratulations to the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, F.J. Vogelkidd! Richard Turnage Burbank :: It's nice to see such a warm welcome for new Lakers coach...
Share • May 17, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
Who would be the lucky team to nab Duke's Zion Williamson? This was almost more pressing than anything going on in the NBA playoffs despite Kawhi Leonard's dramatics in...
Share • May 17, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
Anthony Davis reportedly still wants to get out of the New Orleans Pelicans organization, but his preferred landing spot with the Los Angeles Lakers might be a no-go...
Share • May 17, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › Sporting News
Los Angeles reportedly emerged as one of Davis' preferred trade destinations after he requested to be moved at the end of January.
Share • May 17, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
Where do these reports come from, and what does it mean for trade negotiations?
Share • May 17, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
As great as he is, even Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't anticipate his Milwaukee Bucks being in position to win the Eastern Conference. LeBron James dominated the...
Share • May 17, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The Los Angeles Lakers are desperate to pair a second star alongside LeBron James, and they'll explore other options in the event that their bumbling pursuit of Anthony...
Share • May 17, 2019 at 10:50 AM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The Pelicans reportedly completely opposed trading Anthony Davis to the Lakers, his preferred destination. But that was before New Orleans hired David Griffin to run the...
Share • May 17, 2019 at 9:50 AM -
From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
Will David Griffin change her mind if Lakers make best offer?
Share • May 17, 2019 at 8:50 AM -
From the Web › Sporting News
The former Duke standout would prefer to drop past the Grizzlies, who hold the No. 2 pick.
Share • May 17, 2019 at 6:50 AM -
From the Web › Sporting News
Which team will trade for Grizzlies guard Mike Conley? Who will the Lakers pursue outside of Pelicans star Anthony Davis? All that and more in the latest trade rumor...
Share • May 17, 2019 at 6:50 AM -
From the Web › For The Win
The Portland Trail Blazers' "Rip City" nickname dates all the way back to a game against the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971.
Share • May 16, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
Thanks to some lottery luck on Tuesday night, LeBron James and the Lakers now own the No. 4 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, making that the Hollywood backdrop ahead of a...
Share • May 16, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › The Big Lead
If AD doesn't come, what will do they do?
Share • May 16, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Hi this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Times here with your Lakers newsletter. I write to you from Chicago, where the NBA draft lottery...
Share • May 16, 2019 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › Sporting News
Several teams in the lottery could take a stab at Garland, but the most intriguing may be the Lakers.
Share • May 16, 2019 at 6:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Brook Lopez screamed for what felt like 82 straight seconds after hitting his first shot Wednesday night. If he had stayed in Los Angeles with the Lakers for this past...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 11:50 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, the most bizarre ritual in the four major American sports, has taken place and the New Orleans Pelicans have won the Zion Williamson...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
Former rivals Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are to receive a joint Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 NBA Awards, the league announced on Wednesday. Johnson and Bird...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Lakers' last playoff game was on April 28, 2013. At that point, the franchise, dating to its first season in 1948 in Minneapolis, had missed the postseason five...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
Pelicans, Grizzlies, Lakers, Cavaliers and Suns big risers and fallers in a lottery where all eyes were on Knicks
Share • May 15, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › Sporting News
The Pelicans surprisingly secured the No. 1 spot in the 2019 draft and are widely expected to select former Duke star Zion Williamson.
Share • May 15, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
After moving up seven spots in the draft lottery, the Lakers have better options if they choose not to trade their pick for the June 20 draft in Brooklyn.
Share • May 15, 2019 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The NBA Draft Lottery came and went last night with the New Orleans Pelicans finding a way to win the Zion Williamson sweepstakes in one of the greatest trolls in the...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › The Big Lead
Taylor Swift; Lakers win big at draft lottery; Stephen A. Smith in agony over Knicks losing lottery and more.
Share • May 15, 2019 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › FOX Sports
The Los Angeles Lakers moved up all the way to 4th overall in last night's NBA Draft Lottery and GM Rob Pelinka was ecstatic about it, but Colin Cowherd has reservations...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 10:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
In the latest episode of The Times' "Arrive Early, Leave Late" podcast, columnist Bill Plaschke offers an interesting take on the Lakers' recent head coaching hire. He...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 9:50 AM -
From the Web › Sporting News
Los Angeles was originally expected to fall out of the top 10 and held just a 9.4 percent chance to move as far up as it did.
Share • May 15, 2019 at 7:50 AM -
From the Web › FOX Sports
The New Orleans Pelicans were the winners of the NBA Draft Lottery, but what does it mean for Anthony Davis' future with the team? Shannon Sharpe explains why it's a...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 7:50 AM -
From the Web › Sporting News
With the pick order now finalized, how will the 2019 NBA Draft shake out? Sporting News' Chris Stone goes through the entire first round in our latest NBA Mock...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 6:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Only a few hours remained before the NBA's draft lottery on Tuesday night when Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka breezed through a hallway at the Hilton Chicago where...
Share • May 15, 2019 at 4:50 AM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The New Orleans Pelicans — not the New York Knicks — will pick first in the 2019 NBA draft and have the opportunity to select Zion Williamson. Additionally...
Share • May 14, 2019 at 11:52 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
In the middle of a season gone bad, the New Orleans Pelicans found themselves on the brink as a franchise — their star player wanted out, his high-powered agent...
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From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
Kobe Bryant explains why Draymond Green is key to Warriors' success originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com It's safe to say Kobe Bryant is a fan of what Draymond...
Share • May 14, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
It was a fourth-place finish that felt like a victory. It was a lottery leap that could carry them back to greatness. Congratulations, Lakers, on stealing the No. 4...
Share • May 14, 2019 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Lakers Hall of Famer and longtime NBA executive Jerry West has agreed to return to the Clippers next season to continue in his advisory role with the team's front...
Share • May 14, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Lakers.com
The Lakers leapt seven spots and received the No. 4 pick at the Draft.
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From the Web › Lakers.com
Rob Pelinka gave his immediate reaction to the Lakers receiving the fourth-overall pick.
Share • May 14, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Sporting News
It is only the second time in franchise history New Orleans will select first in the draft.
Share • May 14, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › The Orange County Register
Entering the draft lottery in Chicago with just the 11th-best odds at a top-four pick, the ping pong balls favored the Lakers, vaulting them to the fourth overall pick...
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From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Lakers were one of the big winners in NBA draft lottery on Tuesday, moving up considerably to land the fourth pick in June's draft. The Lakers entered with the...
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From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
A day in the life in 2000; last time Trail Blazers made the Western Conference Finals originally appeared on nbcsportsnorthwest.com Yes, a lot can happen in almost two...
Share • May 14, 2019 at 9:50 AM -
From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
The Lakers got their man, and their potential fall guy if this season doesn't live up to the expectations.
Share • May 14, 2019 at 9:50 AM -
From the Web › FOX Sports
Skip Bayless discusses a report that an NBA executive believes the Philadelphia 76ers may explore trading Ben Simmons for LeBron James this summer. Hear Skip explains...
Share • May 14, 2019 at 7:50 AM -
From the Web › Sporting News
Matching up the money would be complicated, but there are a lot of reasons a LeBron James-for-Ben Simmons trade makes sense this offseason.
Share • May 14, 2019 at 6:50 AM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Hello everyone. My name is Houston Mitchell. Let's get right to the news (or lack thereof) today. Lakers Count our own Dylan Hernandez as one of those not happy with the...
Share • May 14, 2019 at 5:50 AM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The Los Angeles Lakers hired Frank Vogel as their head coach on Monday, confirming news that was widely reported Saturday. However, the press release announcing the move...
Share • May 14, 2019 at 1:50 AM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
Monday night the Lakers made it official, hiring Frank Vogel as their new head coach. We are excited to add Frank Vogel as the next head coach of the Lakers," Laker GM...
Share • May 13, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The news is as astonishing now as it was a couple of days ago: the Lakers are hiring Jason Kidd to be an assistant coach. Of all of the confounding decisions the Lakers...
Share • May 13, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › CBS Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Lakers have officially named Frank Vogel as coach, two days after the sides agreed to terms.
Share • May 13, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The Los Angeles Lakers confirmed Monday that former Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic coach Frank Vogel had singed a multi-year contract to coach the storied NBA...
Share • May 13, 2019 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Lakers have entered the NBA's lottery sphere for the sixth consecutive time, the truest ominous sign of how far they have fallen from their once mighty perch among...
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From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
The Lakers got their man... and their potential fall guy if this season doesn't live up to the expectations.
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From the Web › Sporting News
Vogel led the Pacers to five playoff series in six years after being named Indiana's interim coach in 2011.
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From the Web › The Orange County Register
The team officially announced late Monday afternoon what had been known for two days – it has hired Vogel to be the 27th head coach in franchise history. He will...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
The Los Angeles Lakers have officially named Frank Vogel as coach
Share • May 13, 2019 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
The Lakers made it official Monday when the team announced that Frank Vogel is their new coach. Vogel, who agreed to a three-year deal on Saturday, will take over a...
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From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
Kyrie Irving to join LeBron James, Lakers? No way in hell', source tells Stephen A. Smith originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Talk of a potential reunion between...
Share • May 13, 2019 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › Lakers.com
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Frank Vogel to a multi-year contract as head coach,
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From the Web › The Orange County Register
Moving up in this year's draft would help the franchise regain some sense of optimism after a steady stream of disappointment. A top pick would be a chance to add...
Share • May 13, 2019 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › Lakers.com
The Lakers have 9.4 chance of jumping into the draft's top-four picks.
Share • May 13, 2019 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › Los Angeles Times
Jeanie Buss isn't selling the Lakers, isn't trading LeBron James and isn't firing Rob Pelinka. It seems silly to have to start with the obvious, but when opinions on...
Share • May 13, 2019 at 1:50 PM