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One NBA insider who covers the Los Angeles Lakers for ESPN "would be shocked" if Luka Dončić doesn't sign an extension with the purple and gold this offseason. Ramona Shelburne, the veteran ESPN insider/reporter, expects Dončić and the Lakers to agree to an extension in August. “I'm going to say...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić and new guard Marcus Smart are "working hard" on their bodies this offseason, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Dončić recruited Smart to the Lakers, who signed the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year after he was bought out by...

NBA personnel view the Los Angeles Lakers as a logical landing spot for Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday, according to NBA insider Grant Afseth of FastbreakJournal.com. The Trail Blazers acquired Holiday from the Boston Celtics in the Anfernee Simons trade. Holiday will make $32.4 next season. "Multiple sources recently...

NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints revealed why Bradley Beal didn't want to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. Beal, who was bought out by the Phoenix Suns and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, would have came off the bench with the Lakers. "Bradley Beal did not hold interest in...

The Sacramento Kings want to sign Russell Westbrook despite adding Dennis Schröder, according to NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Westbrook, who played for the Denver Nuggets last season, is an unrestricted free agent. The Kings acquired Schröder from the Detroit Pistons in a sign-and-trade deal. "The word from NBA...

The Los Angeles Lakers tried to trade for Memphis Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo, according to NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. The Grizzlies acquired Caldwell-Pope from the Orlando Magic in the Desmond Bane Trade. KCP won the 2020 championship with the Lakers and the...

Jonathan Kuminga doesn't want to return to the Golden State Warriors, according to NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Kuminga is a restricted free agent. "While there are members of the organization who want Jonathan Kuminga back, given his overall potential, the assumption is that he would return with the...

Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart signed with the Los Angeles Lakers because of Luka Dončić, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Dončić recruited Ayton, who was bought out by the Portland Trail Blazers, and Smart, who was bought out by the Washington Wizards. "Luka Dončić is...

NBA legend LeBron James was interested in joining the Dallas Mavericks before he picked up his 2025-26 player option with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic. James will make $52.6 million next season in the final year of his contract. The four-time MVP played with...

Four NBA teams are interested in signing Ben Simmons, who is an unrestricted free agent. The four teams are the Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. "League sources say that the Suns have also had some recent dialogue...