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• Lakers Rumors: Kevon Looney Signing One-Year Contract In Free Agency

  07-07-2026 22:40 via lakersnation.com
  
  It’s been a busy week for the Los Angeles Lakers as they have been making moves that they believe will improve their roster.
  The Lakers used all of their available draft capital to acquire Walker Kessler to give them their long-term center, and then recouped some by trading their former center Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards. That was expected to be the precursor for more moves as it gave the Lakers some flexibility with more draft picks while losing their projected backup center.
  
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• Jonathan Kuminga Rumors: Lakers Haven’t Sent ‘Enticing Enough’ Offer Yet

  07-07-2026 21:38 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers remain in the market for a wing player this offseason and one name that has continually been linked to them is Jonathan Kuminga. The explosive wing spent nearly five seasons with the Golden State Warriors before being dealt to the Atlanta Hawks last year.
  But despite multiple reports about the Lakers’ interest, Kuminga has yet to agree to a deal with the franchise and that is reportedly due to the team not making him an enticing enough offer to commit, via Anthony Sl
  
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• Lakers Not Considered Potential Landing Spot For DeMar DeRozan

  07-07-2026 19:55 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers still have some work to do in free agency despite all the moves they have made so far. In particular, the Lakers are in dire need of a big wing, primarily one who thrives on the defensive end. One veteran player who had been linked to the Lakers in previous years recently became available as the Sacramento Kings released Southern California native DeMar DeRozan.
  With the Lakers having had past interest in DeRozan, and still needing to fill out their roster with some minimu
  
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• Lakers News: Chris Mañon Views Alex Caruso & Jrue Holiday As Players To Emulate

  07-07-2026 18:45 via lakersnation.com
  
  Earlier this offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers re-signed guard Chris Mañon to a two-way contract. Mañon spent much of last season on a two-way deal, primarily with the South Bay Lakers of the G League where he established himself as one of the best defensive guards there.
  Now, Mañon will have the opportunity to continue to grow with the Lakers who clearly value what he brings to the table. And when thinking about the kind of player he hopes to become, Mañon mentioned
  
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• Cameron Carr Maintains Strong Relationship With Dalton Knecht From Time At Tennessee

  07-07-2026 16:40 via lakersnation.com
  
  There is a familiar face within the Los Angeles Lakers locker room for rookie first-round pick Cameron Carr as he was a college teammate of third-year guard Dalton Knecht. While Carr broke out at Baylor University, he began his college career at the University of Tennessee, being a freshman on the team in which Knecht starred as a First Team All-American and led to an Elite Eight appearance.
  And Carr actually took a lot from the older Knecht, revealing that he was a player whom he tried to emula
  
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• Clippers Offered Lakers Minimal Cash In Sign-And-Trade For Rui Hachimura

  07-07-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers lost another key piece to last season’s team as forward Rui Hachimura agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. After nearly four years with the franchise, Hachimura will move on while still being able to remain in the city of Los Angeles.
  There were many wondering if there was a chance Hachimura would remain with the Lakers, but it sounds as if he was bound to sign elsewhere early on in free agency. The Lakers and Clippers even engaged in talks of a s
  
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• Recap: Chris Mañon’s Dominant Two-Way Play Propels Lakers In California Classic Win Over Spurs

  07-07-2026 03:36 via lakersnation.com
  
  Following a sudden-death, double-overtime comeback win against the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Summer League team looked to close out the California Classic with back-to-back wins, taking on the San Antonio Spurs at Chase Center.
  They did exactly that as a strong second half resulted in an 88-84 win over the Spurs to head to Las Vegas with a 2-1 record on the summer.
  Heading into this matchup, Los Angeles rolled out a new starting five with William Hickey, Cameron Carr, Chris Ma&nt
  
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• Adou Thiero Ruled Out Of Lakers’ Summer League Game With Right Wrist Injury

  07-07-2026 01:59 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers announced that forward Adou Thiero has been ruled out of Monday night’s California Classic Summer League game against the San Antonio Spurs with a right wrist injury. Thiero was originally listed in the starting lineup but was not on the court for the opening tip, later joining his teammates in a hoodie.
  Chris Mañon stepped into the starting lineup to take Thiero’s place in L.A.’s third and final California Classic game.
  It’s unclear when Thi
  
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