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• A Lakers Jacket, Bought for $3 at Goodwill, Fetches Nearly $90,000 at Auction

  23-07-2026 23:39 via nytimes.com
  Quinn Brown, a 19-year-old thrifter from Portland, Ore., bought a warm-up jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain for $3.07. Six months later, Sotheby’s auctioned it off for $89,600.
  
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• Lonzo Ball Recalls Wild Lakers Film Session Involving Julius Randle

  23-07-2026 22:30 via lakersnation.com
  
  In the mid-to-late-2010s, the Los Angeles Lakers began building up their roster with a number of outstanding draft picks. The likes of Lonzo Ball, Julius Randle, Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart and others gave the Lakers one of the most promising and talent-laden cores in the NBA at that time.
  Many of those young Lakers were dealt away as the team brought in superstars to speed up the process to championship contention, while Randle actually left as a free agent in the summer of 2018. Ther
  
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• Kyle Kuzma Names LeBron James & Rajon Rondo As Most Influential Teammates

  23-07-2026 20:40 via lakersnation.com
  
  The 2019-20 Los Angeles Lakers that won a championship boasted one of the deepest rosters in recent seasons. LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the way, but the role players were outstanding with the likes of Kyle Kuzma, Rajon Rondo, Alex Caruso, Danny Green, Dwight Howard and many others all contributing in a big way to hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy.
  On a team full of mostly veterans, Kuzma was the young guy in the rotation, the lone player remaining from the promising Lakers core tha
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Matisse Thybulle ‘Fully Healthy’ This Offseason

  23-07-2026 19:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ latest signing has the potential to be an extremely impactful one in wing Matisse Thybulle. He has proven himself to be one of the best perimeter defenders in the league since he entered the NBA and is a two-time Second Team All-Defense selection.
  However, recently he has dealt with multiple injuries that have limited him to just 45 games total over the past two seasons. Having concerns about his recent injury history is understandable, but as it currently stands, T
  
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• Kevon Looney Compares Luka Doncic To Stephen Curry

  23-07-2026 16:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers found their new backup center when they signed Kevon Looney to a one-year, $3.9 million contract for the 2026-27 season.
  Looney played for the New Orleans Pelicans last season after beginning his career with the Golden State Warriors, where he teamed up with Stephen Curry and won three NBA championships. Looney believes his experience with Curry will help him complement Luka Doncic’s play style on the Lakers, via Mark Medina of Fadeaway World:
  “Guys like Steph
  
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• Austin Reaves Happy To Have Walker Kessler On Lakers

  23-07-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The biggest acquisition the Los Angeles Lakers made this offseason was executing a sign-and-trade with the Utah Jazz for center Walker Kessler. The deal cost the Lakers the majority of their draft capital, but the team believes they have found the ideal center to pair with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
  Reaves and Kessler actually have a little bit of history together as they were both part of the Team USA squad that participated in the FIBA World Cup in 2023. Reaves recently recalled the kind o
  
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