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• Lakers Reportedly Eyed Mitchell Robinson As Backup Plan To Walker Kessler

  29-07-2026 21:25 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers came into this offseason knowing they needed to upgrade their center position. The team identified Walker Kessler as their top priority and traded a lot of draft capital to the Utah Jazz in order to bring him in via sign-and-trade.
  The Lakers did what was necessary to bring in their top target, but they also had their eyes elsewhere if they weren’t able to acquire Kessler. Chief among their backup plans was reportedly to pursue former New York Knicks center Mitchell
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Bulls’ Jalen Smith Has Fans Within Organization

  29-07-2026 19:50 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have completely remade their roster this offseason, making a number of additions to build the team around superstar guard Luka Doncic. One of the biggest was pulling off a sign-and-trade for center Walker Kessler, but the team still remains pretty thin up front.
  As such, the front office is still believed to be eyeing possibilities to add some depth at the center position. One interesting possibility is Chicago Bulls big man Jalen Smith, who apparently has some fans within
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Luka Doncic Hosting Entire Roster For Minicamp In Slovenia

  29-07-2026 18:14 via lakersnation.com
  
  With LeBron James departing in free agency this offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers are now unquestionably Luka Doncic’s team.
  And it appears Doncic is taking his leadership role seriously as he is set to host the entire team for a minicamp in Slovenia next month before the start of training camp, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN:Luka Doncic is hosting the entire Los Angeles Lakers roster in Slovenia for a four-day minicamp in August, a source close to the Lakers told ESPN. The itinerary will incl
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Luka Doncoc Hosting Entire Roster For Minicamp In Slovenia

  29-07-2026 17:53 via lakersnation.com
  
  With LeBron James departing in free agency this offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers are now unquestionably Luka Doncic’s team.
  And it appears Doncic is taking his leadership role seriously as he is set to host the entire team for a minicamp in Slovenia next month before the start of training camp, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN:Luka Doncic is hosting the entire Los Angeles Lakers roster in Slovenia for a four-day minicamp in August, a source close to the Lakers told ESPN. The itinerary will incl
  
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• LeBron James Reportedly Felt Lakers Were Ready To Move On

  29-07-2026 16:49 via lakersnation.com
  
  LeBron James has decided to part ways with the Los Angeles Lakers after eight seasons, announcing he will sign a two-year minimum contract with the Philadelphia 76ers as the final stop of his illustrious career.
  James never took that type of discount with the Lakers and many wondered if it was something he considered this offseason. He made it clear that he wants to compete for championships and may have been able to do that in L.A. with the roster upgrades they made this offseason around Luka D
  
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• Magic Johnson Still Has Knicks As Favorite To Win East

  29-07-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is always keeping up to date on the NBA as news breaks and things unfold. He made several pieces of commentary when the biggest free agent news of the offseason dropped: that LeBron James would be joining the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year minimum contract.James joins Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown and VJ Edgecombe on a 76ers team that is sure to be one of the talked-about teams in the sport. Many had them as instant favorites to come out of the
  
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