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LeBron James will begin the 2025-26 NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to NBA insider Zach Lowe of The Ringer, trade talks surrounding LeBron and the Lakers have "kind of gotten quiet." "LeBron's on the Lakers. I've heard it's kind of gotten quiet now after it was the...

A source told DallasHoopsJournal.com on Wednesday that NBA star Luka Dončić was expected to sign an extension with the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason. It appears Dončić has already verbally agreed to an extension, as Slovenian website Sportklub is reporting that the Lakers and Dončić have agreed to a four-year,...

ESPN's Jeremy Woo surveyed 20 anonymous NBA executives and scouts in Las Vegas at Summer League, and the consensus is that Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg will win the 2025-26 Rookie of the Year Award. The Mavericks selected Flagg with the first overall pick in this year's NBA Draft out...

A blockbuster NBA trade idea sending LeBron James to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Darius Garland to the Los Angeles Lakers and Jarrett Allen to the Charlotte Hornets has been created. NBA writer Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Cavaliers, Lakers, Hornets and Brooklyn Nets: Cleveland...

Former NBA guard Jeff Teague caused a firestorm on Wednesday when he said Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took steroids back in the day. Teague quickly retracted the statement by saying he was "joking." https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1948135338628554957 The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) briefly investigated LeBron James and cleared him of any...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić is expected to sign an extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, a source told DallasHoopsJournal.com. Dončić can sign an extension with Los Angeles on August 2 for as much as four years and $229 million. The former Dallas Mavericks point-forward can also sign a two-year extension...

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić informed the Denver Nuggets on July 8 that he wouldn't sign an extension this offseason.  Jokić can make more money next offseason, which is why the Nuggets weren't shocked or worried by the move.  “No worry at all," a Nuggets front office executive told NBA...

The Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks were interested in signing Marcus Smart after the NBA veteran was bought out by the Washington Wizards, but Smart chose to join the Los Angeles Lakers because of Luka Dončić and LeBron James. Dončić heavily recruited Smart to the Lakers, who signed the former...

The Dallas Mavericks signed Ryan Nembhard to a two-way contract on July 3 after the guard went undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft. Nembhard played well for the Mavericks at Summer League in Las Vegas. He averaged 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 0.7 steals in three games while...

NBA reporter Keith Smith of Spotrac spoke to a Los Angeles Lakers exec in Las Vegas at Summer League about LeBron James, who picked up his 2025-26 player option worth $52.6 million. The Lakers exec told Smith that the franchise is "happy" LeBron is still on the team. “Whenever you...