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• Alex Cerda Named Head Coach Of Coachella Valley Lakers

  18-09-2026 20:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Coachella Valley Lakers announced Alex Cerda has been named the 12th head coach in franchise history.Cerda succeeds Zach Guthrie, who has joined JJ Redick’s Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff, and enters his fourth season with the team after serving as an assistant coach for the previous three years.
  “Alex has been an important part of our program for the last three seasons and we’re excited for him to lead us into this next chapter,” said Coachella Valley Lakers Gener
  
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• Lakers Video: Luka Doncic Stars In New Gatorade Commercial

  18-09-2026 20:02 via lakersnation.com
  
  One of the benefits of Luka Doncic getting traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2025 was the increased off-court earning opportunities he would get. Dallas is by no means a small market, but being in L.A. next to all the major studios allows him to be a routine fixture in commercials.One example of that is Gatorade’s new commercial about the hydration benefits of their product, which used a host of various superstar athletes across sports. Doncic, as the Lakers sta
  
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• Lakers Video: Bronny James Works Out With Darius Garland & Jordan Clarkson

  18-09-2026 18:14 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James parted ways this offseason, with the 41-year-old heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. This left many wondering what the Lakers were going to do with his son, Bronny James. Prior to his father’s departure, the Lakers had fully guaranteed Bronny’s salary for the 2026-27 season, but some thought he might be traded to whatever team LeBron signed with.As of now, it seems the Lakers will retain the young defensive-minded guard. It makes sense, given th
  
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• Lakers Nation Roundtable: Who Should Be 5th Starter?

  18-09-2026 16:10 via lakersnation.com
  With the start of training camp just around the corner, there is one major question surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers and that is who will be their fifth starter.
  After overhauling their roster this offseason, there appear to be four locks in JJ Redick’s starting lineup to begin the season: Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler and Quentin Grimes.
  Grimes could potentially move to a bench role if it makes sense, but given his skillset and what the Lakers gave him in free agency, it&rs
  
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• Luol Deng Regrets Signing With Lakers In 2016

  18-09-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  Back in 2016 following the retirement of Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers gave huge contracts to veterans Luol Deng and Timofey Mozgov in order to try and remain competitive. Those moves would completely backfire, however, as neither came close to living up to their deals and those contracts are now looked back upon negatively.
  Deng was also not a fan of his time with the purple and gold and recently opened up about not wanting to leave the Miami Heat, but the Lakers ultimately offering him t
  
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• Lakers Sign Forward Anton Watson

  18-09-2026 02:29 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers announced they have signed forward Anton Watson. The terms of the deal were not disclosed but it presumably is an Exhibit 10 contract.That will allow Watson to spend training camp and the preseason with the Lakers and then have his contract transferred over to the Coachella Valley Lakers in the G League if he does not make the parent squad or land elsewhere.
  Watson (6’8”, 225) appeared in 50 games (34 starts) for the South Bay Lakers during the 2025-26 season,
  
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