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• Lakers News: LeBron James Gives Valuable Advice To WNBA Star Caitlin Clark

  22-05-2024 21:26 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The rise of women’s basketball in America has been driven in large part by former Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, whose popularity, along with that of others like Angel Reese, helped to drive massive viewership numbers towards the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Clark has since been drafted to the WNBA’s Indiana Fever and the pressure on her is at a level very few have ever experienced. But one who has is Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.
  Like Clark, LeBron came into the
  
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• Lakers News: D’Angelo Russell Picking Timberwolves To Sweep Mavericks In Western Conference Finals

  22-05-2024 21:02 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Western Conference Finals are officially set with the Minnesota Timberwolves taking on the Dallas Mavericks to see who will go to the NBA Finals. And despite being eliminated in the first round, there are a number of Los Angeles Lakers who have ties to the Timberwolves.
  The Lakers acquired D’Angelo Russell from the Timberwolves in a three-team deal at the 2023 trade deadline. Jarred Vanderbilt, who also previously played with the Timberwolves, was involved in that traded as well. Addit
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Chris Paul A ‘Real Possibility’ This Offseason

  22-05-2024 20:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Throughout the years, there have been a handful of NBA stars who were linked at one point or another with the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the most prominent, and one who arguably should have joined the franchise long ago, is point guard Chris Paul of the Golden State Warriors.
  One of the best pure point guards the NBA has ever seen, Paul is nearing the end of his career and still has yet to reach that ultimate goal of winning an NBA Championship. He has also yet to team up with good friend LeBron
  
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• NBA Will Crown Sixth Straight New Champion Following Nuggets’ Postseason Loss

  22-05-2024 18:40 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  In the first round of the NBA postseason, the Los Angeles Lakers got their rematch with the Denver Nuggets after getting swept in the Western Conference Finals last year. However, Denver handled L.A. once again in five games, although there were cracks in the armor that showed the Nuggets may not be the best team in the NBA after all.
  Now more than ever in the NBA there is parity, especially in the Western Conference as more than 10 teams are looking to contend for a playoff spot yearly. As tale
  
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• Lakers Nation Roundtable: Is JJ Redick Best Head Coaching Candidate?

  22-05-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching search is underway and JJ Redick already seems to be the favorite among the candidates to land the job.
  Redick, who played in the NBA for 15 years, has not coached at any level other than his kids’ youth games since retiring in 2021. He does do a great job as an analyst for ESPN and podcast host though, breaking down the game at a level that few can.
  Earlier this year, Redick started the “Mind the Game” podcast with Lakers star LeBron Jame
  
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• Lakers Head Coaching Rumors: L.A. Taking Methodical Approach & Looking For Specific Qualities

  22-05-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Arguably the biggest decision of this summer for the Los Angeles Lakers is finding a head coach that can lead them to another championship. By struggling to find a consistent figure as a coach in recent years, it has resulted in L.A. being behind other contenders in the Western Conference that have stability in place.
  More importantly, this hiring could be responsible for how the final couple seasons of LeBron James’ career goes, which creates added pressure for the coach to perform right
  
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• Lakers Rumors: All Options Still On Table Regarding LeBron James’ Contract Status

  22-05-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Aside from finding their next head coach, the biggest question for the Los Angeles Lakers revolves around superstar LeBron James and his contract. LeBron has a player option for next year, the final on his deal, and could choose to opt out and hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent.
  The overwhelming belief early on in the Lakers offseason is that James will choose to opt out of the final year of his deal and hit free agency. But that is just speculation and there remains a possibility
  
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