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An NBA trade idea sending Lauri Markkanen from the Utah Jazz to the Los Angeles Lakers has been created. NBA writer Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea: Utah Jazz get: Terry Rozier, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Dalton Knecht, a 2026 first-round pick from L.A., a 2031...

In the wake of Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers being investigated by the NBA for circumventing the salary cap, one league exec told Lakers Daily that the Los Angeles Lakers "dodged a massive bullet" by not landing the future Hall of Famer in 2019. Leonard, who left the...

Hall of Famer Paul Pierce believes Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will retire from the NBA after the 2025-26 season. James, 40, is the oldest active player in the NBA. He's been in the league since 2003. "If I'm a betting man, I think this will be his last...

NBA stars LeBron James and Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers are "motivating" each other this offseason, according to Greg St. Jean. St. Lean, an assistant coach on the Lakers, is with Dončić right now at EuroBasket for team Slovenia. Los Angeles lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the...

An NBA trade idea sending Dereck Lively II and Caleb Martin from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers has been created. NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Mavericks and Lakers: Los Angeles Lakers receive: Dereck Lively II and Caleb Martin Dallas...

NBA legend LeBron James has been predicted to request a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2025-26 season. James has a no-trade clause in his contract. He will make $52.6 million next season in the final year of his deal with the Lakers. "The anointment of Luka Dončic,...

An NBA trade idea sending Austin Reaves from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks has been created. NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Lakers and Mavericks: Los Angeles Lakers receive: Dereck Lively II and Caleb Martin Dallas Mavericks receive: Austin Reaves and...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is "focused on making himself more dangerous off the ball," according to NBA insider Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints. Luka Dončić will be the primary ball-handler for the Lakers in 2025-26. James shot 37.6% from beyond the arc last season, the fourth-highest percentage of his...

The spotlight shifts to Katowice on Thursday as Slovenia, led by Luka Dončić, begins its EuroBasket 2025 campaign with an opening clash against host nation Poland. For Dončić, the matchup carries emotional weight. Poland stunned Slovenia in the 2022 quarterfinals, handing the 2017 champions a crushing exit. Before the opener,...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić explained why he wants LeBron James next to him on the Los Angeles Lakers during an interview with Darren M. Haynes of Sports Central LA. "Of course. I mean, he's one of the best basketball players ever," Dončić said about James. "So just for having him...