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• Lakers News: Lonzo Ball Plans To Work On ‘Everything’ In First Healthy Offseason

  22-04-2019 20:42 via lakersnation.com
  
  In his second season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Lonzo Ball began showing serious signs of improvement. With injuries...
  
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• 2024 NBA Awards: Nikola Jokic, Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama Highlight Winners

  09-05-2024 21:47 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The NBA has announced it’s regular season award winners for the 2023-24 year. Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic headlined the winners by being named Kia MVP for the third time in four seasons.
  Jokic became just the ninth player in league history to win three or more MVPs, joining a list that is topped by Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has six MVPs, as well as other Lakers icons in Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, and current star LeBron James.Jokic averaged 26.4 poi
  
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• Byron Scott Suggests LeBron James Should Be Lakers Next Head Coach

  09-05-2024 20:38 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have a big decision to make in terms of who will be the franchise’s next head coach. With LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way, the team must figure out the right person to help take the franchise into championship contention.
  One person who has an opinion on the more extreme side of things is former Lakers player and head coach Byron Scott. In a recent appearance on Undisputed on Fox Sports 1, Scott suggested that LeBron James himself become the Lakers nex
  
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• Lakers Head Coaching Candidate Charles Lee Takes Hornets Job

  09-05-2024 20:02 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Charlotte Hornets announced that Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee will be the team’s new head coach. He will remain with the Celtics throughout the playoffs and take over once the playoffs have ended. Lee had been mentioned as a potential candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coaching vacancy.
  Prior to this season with the Celtics, Lee had been a long-time assistant under Mike Budenholzer, another potential Lakers coaching candidate, with both the Atlanta Hawks and
  
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• Lakers News: Taurean Prince Pleased With Ability To Stay Healthy During 2023-24 Season

  09-05-2024 18:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Coming off being swept last season in the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers looked to add more veteran presence around LeBron James and Anthony Davis last summer. An underrated signing that general manager Rob Pelinka pulled off was signing Taurean Prince to a one-year, $4.5 million contract.
  With Jarred Vanderbilt missing the beginning of the season, Prince stepped into the starting and played his role well, but was arguably misused by former head coach Darvin Ham. All things co
  
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• Spencer Dinwiddie ‘Would Love To Be Back’ With Lakers Next Season

  09-05-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  After a first-round playoff exit, there are sure to be changes within the Los Angeles Lakers roster. Some players will return and others will be let go or possibly traded, and one of those question marks is point guard Spencer Dinwiddie.
  The Lakers brought in Dinwiddie off the buyout market following the trade deadline, but the veteran never quite gained his footing with the team. There were some excellent moments at times, but Dinwiddie didn’t quite have the impact they hoped for.
  Now an
  
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• Lakers News: JJ Redick Explains Why He Wants To Be An NBA Head Coach

  09-05-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the few teams in the NBA with a vacant head coaching position after they fired Darvin Ham.
  Ham’s future in Los Angeles was essentially sealed once he failed to get the team past the Denver Nuggets for the second consecutive year. Ham also didn’t do himself any favors with his mismanagement of the roster and slow in-game adjustments.
  With Ham out the door, the Lakers are expected to take their time in their search for a new head coach. One candidate d
  
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• Lakers News: LeBron James In Favor Of Fouling Late When Ahead By 3 Points

  09-05-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ season may be over, but LeBron James never just completely disconnects from the game of basketball. The superstar is a basketball junkie and is undoubtedly tuning in every night to the NBA Playoffs.
  One of the most exciting games of these entire playoffs was Game 5 between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers. Tyrese Maxey would hit a deep 3 to send the game to overtime where they would ultimately beat the Knicks. But a lot of discussion was had afterwards abo
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Organization ‘Taking Their Time’ With Head Coaching Search

  08-05-2024 21:11 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  There are a lot of things on the checklist for the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason, but one of the first and most important is finding a new head coach. The Lakers dismissed Darvin Ham and finding the right person for the job is imperative to the success of this team as they continue to try and reach that championship level.
  There have already been some names thrown around in the few days since Ham was let go and many are anxious to see who the Lakers are targeting. However, those expecting an
  
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• LeBron James Reflects On Series Loss To Nuggets & Errors That Cost Lakers

  08-05-2024 20:34 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers have now had some time to take a step back after their first-round playoff series loss to the Denver Nuggets. It was the second consecutive year the Lakers fell to the Nuggets and of course there is sure to be some frustration.
  The Lakers led at halftime of all five games in the series and had multiple opportunities to steal games in Denver, but ultimately came up short. LeBron was excellent throughout the series, but after havin
  
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• Lakers News: Jaxson Hayes Unsure If He Will Exercise Player Option For Next Season

  08-05-2024 18:41 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Last summer, the Los Angeles Lakers took a flyer on then free agent center Jaxson Hayes, who had something to prove as a former lottery pick. Hayes was an athletic big man who could move well laterally but did not possess enough strength to handle physical centers.
  Regardless, Hayes created some highlight-worthy dunks this season, becoming a reliable lob threat for Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell and LeBron James. But when it came to playoff time, he did not see the court much due to Nikol
  
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• Lakers Video: Austin Reaves Records Hole-In-One While Simulated Golf With D’Angelo Russell

  08-05-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Despite a competitive first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers lost in five games and now have more questions to answer this offseason.
  The Lakers wasted no time in making a major move, firing former head coach Darvin Ham and his coaching staff. Los Angeles now needs to find the right head coaching candidate if they hope to turn their fortunes around and get back to competing for titles.
  In the meantime, players like Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell will get
  
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• Lakers Video: Austin Reaves Records Hole-In-One While Playing Simulated Golf With D’Angelo Russell

  08-05-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Despite a competitive first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers lost in five games and now have more questions to answer this offseason.
  The Lakers wasted no time in making a major move, firing former head coach Darvin Ham and his coaching staff. Los Angeles now needs to find the right head coaching candidate if they hope to turn their fortunes around and get back to competing for titles.
  In the meantime, players like Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell will get
  
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• Evaluating Lakers Head Coaching Candidates: JJ Redick

  08-05-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  After reaching the Western Conference Finals in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham was poised to build on that momentum after the front office re-signed the core members of that run plus supplemented the roster with viable role players.
  However, Ham went the other direction and tinkered with his lineups to the point that it caused some unrest and distrust in the locker room. Things ultimately came to a head after the Lakers faced off against the Denver Nuggets
  
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• Lakers News: Rudy Gobert Wins NBA Defense Player Of The Year; Anthony Davis Finishes Fourth

  08-05-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have slowly but surely convinced Anthony Davis that his best position is at center as the star big man has been entrenched at the five the past couple of seasons.
  With Davis playing center, he’s able to patrol the paint and challenge more shots at the rim. His mix of size, length, defensive awareness and anticipation make him one of the best defenders in the NBA. However, the Lakers struggled with point of attack defense and bigger wings which often times resulted in
  
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• Draymond Green Doesn’t Think It’s Foregone Conclusion LeBron James Stays With Lakers But Can’t See Him Leaving

  07-05-2024 21:31 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The biggest question for the Los Angeles Lakers going into this offseason is the future of LeBron James. The superstar is expected to opt-out of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent, which will give him the option to at least explore other possibilities.
  There is also the chance that LeBron chooses to retire after 21 seasons in the NBA, which would also be understandable considering the miles he has put on his body. Most believe that he will choose to return to the Lakers, but Gold
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Christian Wood Exercises Player Option For 2024-25 Season

  07-05-2024 20:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  As the Los Angeles Lakers head into this offseason, they will be looking to better supplement the roster surrounding superstars Anthony Davis and LeBron James. One of the more intriguing moves they made last summer was bringing in big man Christian Wood.
  The talented Wood felt like an ideal big man complement to Davis with his ability to stretch the floor offensively while still providing solid rebounding as well. Unfortunately for Wood, injuries and constantly changing rotations limited his abi
  
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• Austin Reaves Reflects On Third Season With Lakers

  07-05-2024 18:03 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Austin Reaves has been living the dream throughout his NBA career thus far with the Los Angeles Lakers, as he’s gone from an undrafted rookie to a household name with his own signature shoes. Reaves has defied the odds up to this point in his basketball career, and he has no intention of stopping his pursuit of an NBA title.
  Unfortunately, the 2023-24 NBA season didn’t end the way Reaves or the Lakers wanted it to, with the team getting bounced in the first round of the NBA Playoffs
  
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• Gabe Vincent Believes Lakers Are ‘Definitely Close’ To Competing With Nuggets

  07-05-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Heading into a first-round matchup with the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers needed to play their best basketball of the year. A catalyst of that was Gabe Vincent, who needed to contain Jamal Murray and make life hard for the Nuggets guard during his minutes on the floor.
  Despite only being able to play 11 regular season games, there was some pressure on Vincent to be a positive perimeter defender for the Lakers to have a chance. Surprisingly, the former Miami Heat guard
  
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• Anthony Davis Believes Lakers Need To Keep Core Together To Build Continuity

  07-05-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  As the Los Angeles Lakers head into the NBA offseason after being beaten by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, there are many questions about this team and whether it could look completely different next season.
  Although the Lakers assembled a talented team, it was clear they weren’t good enough to compete with the best when the playoffs rolled around. Even though health was a factor, as it always is in the postseason, some wondered whether this team could contend e
  
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• Lakers Rumors: LeBron James ‘Bristled’ At Darvin Ham’s Minutes Restriction At Start Of 2023-24 Season

  07-05-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  LeBron James turned in the best season for a 39-year-old in NBA history and led the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2024 NBA Playoffs despite an up-and-down 2023-24 season that featured injuries to several rotation players.
  James played 71 regular season games and looked like his old self more often than not, rampaging down the lane in transition and even showing some spirited fight on the defensive end. However, not even a healthy James was enough for the Lakers to beat the Denver Nuggets in the post
  
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• Lakers News: LeBron James Was Most Viewed Player On NBA Social During 2023-24 Season

  06-05-2024 20:20 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The NBA announced its most viewed players on their social media channels for the 2023-24 season and in his 21st season, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James topped the list at 1.9 billion views.
  The platform that the Lakers already have, along with the immense star power James brings on his own, combine to push the superstar to unreal levels in measurements such as this. The fact that LeBron continues to be one of the NBA’s top players and provide outstanding highlights at 39 years ol
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Mike Budenholzer, Kenny Atkinson, JJ Redick, Charles Lee & Tyronn Lue Viewed As ‘Top Candidates’

  06-05-2024 19:19 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  After the Los Angeles Lakers decided to part ways with Darvin Ham, they are embarking on another head coaching search to start this offseason.
  This is an important one as the Lakers have not been able to find a permanent fix at head coach since Phil Jackson retired in 2011 and they are running out of time to get another championship in the LeBron James era.
  With that being the case, the Lakers are unsurprisingly targeting coaching candidates with ties to James. While Jason Kidd is not available
  
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• Lakers News: Jarred Vanderbilt Expresses Frustration With Not Being Available Due To Injury

  06-05-2024 18:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Jarred Vanderbilt quickly became a key piece for the Los Angeles Lakers after being acquired at last year’s trade deadline. However, in his first full season with the team, it did not go as planned due to missing time with injuries.
  Vanderbilt only played 29 games, starting six after initially missing the beginning of the regular season with a heel issue. He finally worked his way back into form during late January but then unfortunately suffered a right foot sprain on Feb. 1 in Boston.
  Th
  
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• Jason Kidd Signs Contract Extension With Mavericks After Being Linked To Lakers’ Coaching Search

  06-05-2024 17:22 via lakersnation.com
  
  As the Los Angeles Lakers begin their coaching search after parting ways with Darvin Ham, they have already been linked to some names as potential replacements.
  One of them was Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd, who of course has ties to the organization after being an assistant and a close relationship with LeBron James.
  Kidd currently has the Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs though and is in a good situation with two stars in Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. With that being the
  
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• D’Angelo Russell Believes He Had ‘Hell Of A Year’ For Lakers

  06-05-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell had a better showing in the playoffs this year, and will now go into the offseason with an important decision to make.
  Russell has a player option for the 2024-25 season, but is likely to opt out after having a career-year from beyond the arc. The Lakers would prefer to have Russell opt in to his option, but the guard understands he’ll have leverage in any negotiation because he could just simply walk for nothing.
  While the guard had some poo
  
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• Lakers News: Max Christie Wanted To Get An Opportunity In Nuggets Series

  06-05-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Despite a competitive series, the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to overcome the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
  Los Angeles was better-equipped to handle Denver because of the health of LeBron James and Anthony Davis coupled with a better bench. However, the Lakers only managed to take one game off the Nuggets and exited the postseason after losing in Game 5.
  The Nuggets also seemed to hold the advantage in the series because of their collective size, length and
  
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• Christian Wood ‘Loved’ First Season With Lakers, Vows To Stay Healthy In 2024-25

  05-05-2024 19:12 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  With the 2023-24 season officially over, the Los Angeles Lakers will turn to the offseason where major changes are expected along the roster.
  The Lakers wasted no time cleaning house as they fired head coach Darvin Ham and his coaching staff and will begin the search for a new head coach. Aside from Ham, there are several players on Los Angeles’ roster that are set to become free agents or have the ability to do so depending what they do with their player options.
  One such player is Christ
  
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• Pau Gasol ‘Proud’ Of Lakers Despite Losing To Nuggets In First Round Of 2024 NBA Playoffs

  05-05-2024 18:39 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  For the second consecutive year, the Los Angeles Lakers’ title hopes were ended by the Denver Nuggets though this past series was much more heart wrenching.
  Getting swept last year is one thing because it meant the Lakers were clearly in a tier below the Nuggets. However, this year’s playoff matchup was even closer despite Los Angeles losing in five games as they were on the wrong end of Jamal Murray’s last-second shotmaking. Murray sent the Lakers home himself in Game 5 when h
  
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• Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards Joins Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant In NBA Playoff History

  05-05-2024 18:14 via lakersnation.com
  
  With his 43-point performance in Game 1 of the second round against the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has joined Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in 2001 as the only players with consecutive 40-point games at age 22 or younger in NBA postseason history.
  In Minnesota’s closeout Game 4 of the first round against the Phoenix Suns, Edwards dropped 40 points for the first time in his postseason career. Additionally, he scored 36 in Game 3 of that Suns series.
  
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