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• Lakers Rumors: Ziaire Williams Signs One-Year Contract

  13-07-2026 22:58 via lakersnation.com
  
  It’s been a busy offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers as they reshape their roster around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
  While most of their work was done on the first few days or free agency given the Lakers’ glut of cap space, there are still moves to be made to improve the roster. Considering the team used all of its cap space though, those moves would need to come via trade.According to Shams Charania of ESPN, they are signing wing Ziaire Williams to a one-year contract:Free agen
  
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• Sandro Mamukelashvili Has Tattoo Representing Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Mentality

  13-07-2026 22:45 via lakersnation.com
  
  Perhaps the most intriguing addition made by the Los Angeles Lakers this summer is talented big man Sandro Mamukelashvili. The forward/center had a breakout season for the Toronto Raptors last year after spending the previous three seasons with the San Antonio Spurs.
  Now, Mamukelashvili joins the Lakers on a new four-year contract and is excited to be a part of the franchise he grew up watching most.
  “The organization is very high level,” Mamukelashvili said in his first media availa
  
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• Austin Reaves Willing To Embrace Leadership Role With Lakers’ Roster Turnover

  13-07-2026 22:06 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ roster has undergone some major changes from last season. LeBron James isn’t returning and the team has also lost a number of role players in Rui Hachimura, Marcus Smart and others. The front office brought in a number of interesting pieces this summer in Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Collin Sexton, not to mention re-signing guard Austin Reaves to a four-year maximum contract.
  Reaves is one of the few returning pieces and is now the
  
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• Lakers News: Walker Kessler Gives Positive Update On Recovery From Shoulder Surgery

  13-07-2026 21:24 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers made a big investment in center Walker Kessler, acquiring him from the Utah Jazz via a sign-and-trade as they believe he is the ideal big man to pair with their star backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. There are some concerns regarding Kessler and one of those is injury as he played just five games last season before undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
  But the big man believes that injury is well behind him now as he says his shoulder f
  
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• Lakers Sign Kevon Looney To One-Year Contract

  13-07-2026 21:01 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers announced they have signed center Kevon Looney to a one-year contract that is reported to be worth $3.9 million. It will go on the books as a veteran minimum deal for the Lakers.
  An 11-year veteran, Looney spent last season with the New Orleans Pelicans after spending the first 10 years of his career as a member of the Golden State Warriors.
  Looney was an extremely important role player for the Warriors throughout his time there, winning three NBA Championships in 2017, 20
  
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• Lakers News: Chris Mañon Focused On Being ‘Winning Player’

  13-07-2026 16:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  Summer League is fun to watch because unproven players can make a name for themselves, and it appears the Los Angeles Lakers may have a few doing exactly that this year. One of them is two-way wing Chris Mañon, who spent the majority of his rookie season with the South Bay Lakers and was named to the G League All-Defensive First Team and was a runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year.
  His defense is already at an NBA-level, so it is more about developing an offensive game for him to bec
  
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• Lakers News: Arthur Kaluma Discusses Breakout Summer League Performance

  13-07-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a great start in the Las Vegas Summer League, picking up two dominant wins thus far against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks. On Saturday night against Dallas, the team was without first-round pick Cameron Carr due to a right thumb injury, so Arthur Kaluma stepped up in a major way in the victory.
  Out of the gates, Kaluma was not shy about letting it fly from 3-point range and it resulted in six made triples in total, shooting 11-for-16 fro
  
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• Sandro Mamukelashvili Understands Importance Of Playing For Lakers

  13-07-2026 02:34 via lakersnation.com
  
  As the Los Angeles Lakers completely overhauled their roster this offseason, one of the players they are counting on to do big things is Sandro Mamukelashvili.
  The former Toronto Raptors big man signed a four-year, $52 million contract with the Lakers in free agency to be their backup center and perhaps even play some minutes at power forward. Mamukelashvili was in Las Vegas this weekend rooting on the Lakers’ Summer League squad and explained why he chose to sign with the team, via Khobi
  
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