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• Darryn Peterson Hopes To Have Career Longevity Of LeBron James

  20-06-2026 21:40 via lakersnation.com
  
  The 2026 NBA Draft is believed to be one of the most talented draft classes in many years. One of the top prospects on every draft board is Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, who hails from Canton, Ohio. And being from Ohio, it should come as no surprise that he is a huge fan of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.
  Peterson recently spoke about his admiration of James, saying that while he hasn’t yet met him, James commenting on his Instagram posts meant so much and that he hopes to have
  
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• Lakers Video: Jalen Brunson Lists Luka Doncic As Most Famous Person In His Phone

  20-06-2026 19:55 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Dallas Mavericks will forever be lambasted for trading away superstar guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in his prime. But just a couple years earlier, they also allowed Jalen Brunson to leave in free agency for nothing, and he would sign with the New York Knicks and ultimately lead them to their first NBA Championship in 53 years.
  Brunson and Doncic worked well together as teammates on the Mavericks and they still have a good relationship to this day. And when Brunson was recently
  
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• Luka Doncic Reveals Biggest Difference He Felt From Body Transformation

  20-06-2026 17:30 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic was the talk of the town last offseason when he unveiled a new physique after getting into the best shape of his life through workouts and dieting.
  That was felt on the court as Doncic turned in one of the best seasons of his career, leading the league in scoring at 33.5 points per game to go along with 7.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.6 steals en route to a sixth All-NBA First Team honor. The 27-year-old finished fourth in the NBA MVP voting, which was the sec
  
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• Malik Beasley Makes Admission About Lakers Tenure

  20-06-2026 16:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  Back in 2023, the Los Angeles Lakers traded away Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz for D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley. While much of the focus went towards Russell’s return to the franchise that drafted him, Beasley was viewed as a very underrated acquisition due to his elite shooting ability.
  Unfortunately for Beasley and the Lakers, he didn’t play up to his potential in purple and gold as he shot just 35.1% from 3-point range, a number that dropped to
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Luka Doncic Has Kept In Contact With Austin Reaves & LeBron James

  20-06-2026 15:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ core trio of Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves finally had things click into place late last season and showed that they can lead their team to great success. But with Reaves and James both free agents this summer, it is unclear whether the trio will continue playing together as the front office must figure out the best way to move forward and make this roster a championship-level squad.
  But the relationship that has been established between the three cont
  
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