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• ESPN Projects Luka Doncic To Win Scoring Title & Finish Third In MVP Voting

  29-08-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  We are currently in the part of the NBA offseason where player movement has — mostly — ground to a halt. With that, it’s a perfect opportunity for people to project out what they believe will happen this upcoming season, and no team has generated more takes than Luka Doncic and the new-look Los Angeles Lakers.Everyone is curious, and mostly unsure, what the Lakers are going to be this season. Their new team around Doncic and Austin Reaves looks like it should be among the leagu
  
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• Danny Green Discusses Whether Lakers Ownership Drama Matters To Players

  04-09-2026 16:13 via lakersnation.com
  
  There continues to be a lot of moving parts at the top of the Los Angeles Lakers as the sale of the majority shares of the team from Mark Walter to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger pushes forward. Then, of course, there is the ongoing drama between the Buss siblings and whether they will be able to sell off their minority stake as Jeanie Buss pushes back against that.
  One concern with all of this is whether it could affect the product on the court and if players even care about all of the ownership dra
  
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• Tim Thomas Recalls Kobe Bryant Taking Care Of Him During California Wildfire Incident

  04-09-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was the top player in his high school class back in 1996. Another one of the top players in that class that Bryant was very close with was Tim Thomas, who would go on to have a 13-year NBA career himself.
  Of course, Thomas was once one of the most hated players by Lakers fans because of his infamous 3-pointer in Game 6 of the epic first-round playoff series between the Lakers and Phoenix Suns in 2006. But he and Bryant played AAU basketball together growing
  
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• Walker Kessler Throws Out First Pitch For Lakers Night At Dodger Stadium

  04-09-2026 04:35 via lakersnation.com
  
  Every season, the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate the Los Angeles Lakers with ‘Lakers Night’ that involves an awesome giveaway for fans in attendance and some players coming in to throw out the first pitch.This year is no different as the team’s biggest free agency addition, center Walker Kessler, was in attendance to throw out the first pitch. Kessler to feel the love that the Lakers get, even at Dodger Stadium, as he took the mound and delivered a strike.Perhaps having one of t
  
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• Mark Walter’s Business Partner Todd Boehly Reportedly Remains Limited Partner In Lakers

  03-09-2026 20:36 via lakersnation.com
  
  The ownership situation for the Los Angeles Lakers is in complete flux right now as Mark Walter has agreed to sale his majority shares to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger. And while questions about the minority shares of the franchise have focused largely on the Buss family, there are other minority owners whose future could be in question as well.
  One of those is Todd Boehly, who is the business partner of Walter and also owns stakes in Chelsea FC of the English Premier League, as well as the Los Ange
  
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• Josh Kushner Expected To Be Lakers’ Controlling Shareholder With Bob Iger As Minority Owner

  03-09-2026 20:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  Ever since news came out that Mark Walter had agreed to sell his controlling shares of the Los Angeles Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, there were questions about who would run the team moving forward.
  It appears there is finally some clarity on that as Kushner will be controlling shareholder of the Lakers, not Iger. And because of NBA rules, that will require him to put in nearly $2 billion personally, via Charles Gasparino of the California Post:
  The deal is still under review by the NBA,
  
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• Ziaire Williams Thought Lakers Were ‘Best Fit’ In Free Agency

  03-09-2026 16:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have a brand new roster, with almost no major rotation players left from the team that got to the second round last season. This team is built entirely around the strengths of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, and one of the players best suited to help those two is Ziaire Williams.Williams, 24, is a 6’9″ wing defender with good length and athleticism. He is not a great offensive contributor, but has improved each year of his career up to this point from the field
  
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• Channing Frye Believes Luka Doncic Must Change Style Of Play To Win Championship

  03-09-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are now firmly Luka Doncic’s team as he is the face of the franchise and the roster was rebuilt around him this offseason. Of course, the ultimate goal is always to compete for and win championships and the question now is whether Doncic can lead a team to that.
  He has come close before, getting to the NBA Finals in 2024 but falling in five games to the Boston Celtics. One person who believes he will eventually succeed in that goal is former NBA player Channing Frye.
  
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• Fans Vote Sandro Mamukelashvili As Lakers’ Fifth Starter

  02-09-2026 22:50 via lakersnation.com
  
  Coming into this season for the Los Angeles Lakers, three starting spots are set in stone with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves in the backcourt, and Walker Kessler at the center position. While not necessarily a lock, most believe Quentin Grimes will also be a starter considering what he brings as a two-way player.
  That fifth spot seems to be up in the air, however, with multiple different possibilities depending on what the Lakers are looking for. But if the Lakers fans get what they want, it wil
  
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• Arn Tellem Recalls How He Orchestrated Getting Kobe Bryant To Lakers In 1996 NBA Draft

  02-09-2026 20:21 via lakersnation.com
  
  The late, great Kobe Bryant is, in the eyes of many, the greatest Los Angeles Lakers player of all-time and one of the greatest basketball players period. But he almost never suited up for the purple and gold and it took a lot of maneuvering ahead of the 1996 NBA Draft to make that happen.
  Then-Lakers general manager Jerry West was enamored with Bryant, but it was unclear whether he would be able to move up high enough in the draft to have a chance at taking him. Bryant’s agent at the time
  
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• Lance Stephenson Names Luka Doncic As One Of Five Best Point Guards Ever

  02-09-2026 19:25 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic is functionally the team’s starting point guard. Defensively, of course, he is more of a forward, but he is the Lakers’ offensive engine and gets the title of point guard for that reason. When he is ranked both currently and all-time, he is viewed as a similar position to Magic Johnson.Former Lakers forward Lance Stephenson certainly agreed with that premise when he recently ranked his five greatest point guards of all time. He went through so
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Analytics Push Under Dodgers Ownership Group Turned Basketball Operations People Off

  02-09-2026 18:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  Fans were excited when Mark Walter officially purchased the controlling share of the Los Angeles Lakers from the Buss family last year. One of the reasons for the excitement was the concept that the Lakers would begin to operate more like the L.A. Dodgers, a team coming off two straight World Series wins.The “Dodger-ification” of the Lakers was often discussed, and the process was already underway with some of the hires that Walter had made. However, Walter is now selling the Lakers
  
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• Full Lakers 2026-27 National TV Schedule

  02-09-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The NBA recently released the full schedule for the 2026-27 schedule, including the entire national television schedule. The Los Angeles Lakers have once again received the maximum number of national TV games allowed by the NBA and their broadcasting partners, which is 34.Some thought the Lakers might take a step back in their national coverage with LeBron James leaving to the Philadelphia 76ers, but that is not the case. The Lakers, 76ers, New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs are the teams tha
  
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• Lakers News: Ziaire Williams Praises Luka Doncic’s Leadership

  01-09-2026 22:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  With LeBron James leaving in free agency, Luka Doncic is the unquestioned face of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise now, and with that comes extra responsibilities.
  Doncic is already showing he is up to the task as he organized a team minicamp in his home country of Slovenia ahead of training camp. With so many new faces on the roster, it made all the sense in the world for the team to get together in order to build chemistry on and off the court ahead of the upcoming season.
  Ziaire Williams, who
  
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• Lakers Highlights: Sandro Mamukelashvili & Georgia Earn Big Win Over Portugal In FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

  01-09-2026 18:45 via lakersnation.com
  
  New Los Angeles Lakers big man Sandro Mamukelashvili is representing his home country of Georgia in FIBA World Cup qualifiers this summer, and they have gotten the job done so far.
  After a win over Montenegro, Mamukelashvili and Georgia were able to erase a double-digit deficit to come back and beat Portugal on Monday.
  Mamukelashvili had 22 points, six rebounds and four assists on the night while shooting 6-of-18 from the field and 3-of-9 from deep. One of those 3-pointers was a circus shot to b
  
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• Former Lakers Executive Tim Harris Takes Over As UCLA Athletic Director

  01-09-2026 17:02 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers organization has undergone a massive overhaul over the last year-plus with multiple ownership changes. One of the big changes was parting ways with long-time senior vice president of business operations Tim Harris with Mark Walter bringing in his L.A. Dodgers executive Lon Rosen to replace him.Harris had spent more than three decades in the Lakers organization, but new ownership had them going in a different direction. And now the 64-year-old has found his next venture as
  
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• P.J. Tucker Appreciates How Kobe Bryant Handled Farewell Tour

  01-09-2026 16:12 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Kobe Bryant farewell tour during the 2016 season was truly one of the most surreal experiences in NBA history. At every stop during Bryant’s final season, the Los Angeles Lakers legend was showered with love and praise, even in those arenas which booed him vociferously throughout the rest of his career.
  And Bryant took it all in and embraced every bit of it, which is something that really stood out to P.J. Tucker. Playing for the Phoenix Suns at that time, Tucker recalled witnessing Br
  
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• Lakers Rumors: High-End Positions Within Organization Not Being Actively Filled

  01-09-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  At the beginning of the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers made it known that building out the front office staff was a top priority. The franchise was expected to hire two assistant general managers to work under Rob Pelinka in addition to filling out the rest of the front office departments such as scouting, which have been far behind the rest of the league.
  While some positions were filled, there are plenty of others that remain vacant and many believe that with the Lakers going through anothe
  
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• Ziaire Williams Reveals Expected Role Laid Out By Lakers Coach JJ Redick

  31-08-2026 22:40 via lakersnation.com
  
  Of all the roster moves the Los Angeles Lakers made this offseason, one that has arguably garnered the least fanfare and attention was the signing of wing Ziaire Williams. A former lottery pick back in 2021, Williams has steadily improved throughout his first five years in the NBA, and now has the opportunity to have real breakout season in his first year in purple and gold.
  The good news for Williams is that head coach JJ Redick and general manager Rob Pelinka made it clear exactly what they ar
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Employees Optimistic About New Ownership

  31-08-2026 20:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of significant change at the top of the franchise as Mark Walter has agreed to sell his majority shares to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner just a year after officially taking over as owner. The Lakers were only just beginning to implement Walter’s vision for the franchise, but now must take a turn into what Iger and Kushner envision as best, which could potentially cause a lot of confusion and frustration.
  However, some within the franchise are reportedly
  
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• Lakers Will Reportedly Stick With Same City Edition Uniforms For 2026-27 Season

  31-08-2026 19:40 via lakersnation.com
  
  Every team in the NBA has multiple different uniforms aside from the standard home and away jerseys, which are now referred to as the Association and Icon editions. But it is the City edition uniforms that fans look forward to the most as they are the most unique of all and for the 2026-27 season, the Los Angeles Lakers are sticking with a familiar look.
  Initially debuting in the 2023-24 season and then coming back again last year, the Lakers will once again be rocking their “City of Dream
  
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• Lakers Will Reportedly Stick With ‘City Of Dreams’ City Edition Uniforms For 2026-27 Season

  31-08-2026 19:31 via lakersnation.com
  
  Every team in the NBA has multiple different uniforms aside from the standard home and away jerseys, which are now referred to as the Association and Icon editions. But it is the City edition uniforms that fans look forward to the most as they are the most unique of all and for the 2026-27 season, the Los Angeles Lakers are sticking with a familiar look.
  Initially debuting in the 2023-24 season and then coming back again last year, the Lakers will once again be rocking their “City of Dream
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Lon Rosen Still ‘Heavily Involved’ With Organization

  31-08-2026 18:13 via lakersnation.com
  
  When Mark Walter purchased the Los Angeles Lakers from the Buss family last year, his first big change was bringing in his L.A. Dodgers employee and Magic Johnson’s former agent Lon Rosen as president and chief business officer.
  Now that Walter is selling the team to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner though, it was unclear what would happen to Rosen and some other employees that were recently brought in. Typically, new owners like to bring in their own people to run different departments. But acco
  
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• BMO Named Official Bank Of Lakers

  31-08-2026 15:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers and BMO today announced a long-term partnership naming the latter as the exclusive official bank of the team. The partnership will bring BMO into some of the Lakers’ most visible moments, from training camp and courtside experiences to fan programs and community initiatives across Southern California.
  “Over decades, the Lakers have built passionate, generational fandom that starts in Los Angeles and extends everywhere, giving brands access to a star-studded pla
  
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• Lakers Assistant Coach Lindsey Harding Shares High Praise For JJ Redick

  31-08-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has done an outstanding job since being hired, leading the team to back-to-back 50 win seasons and Pacific Division titles, while also winning a playoff series last season. He has also built a strong coaching staff that has played a big role in his success.
  One of those assistant coaches is a fellow Duke alum in Lindsey Harding. And Harding had nothing but praise for Redick in how he handles everything that comes with being a head coach in the NBA.
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• Robert Horry Interested To See How New-Look Lakers Will Perform

  30-08-2026 22:52 via lakersnation.com
  
  Going into the 2026-27 season, there are a lot of questions surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers. It will be a completely new roster surrounding superstar Luka Doncic and his backcourt partner Austin Reaves, who re-signed on a new four-year deal.
  Of course, LeBron James is gone, as are important role players such as Rui Hachimura and Marcus Smart among others. But the team brought in a lot of intriguing new pieces as well. Adding a center in Walker Kessler was the top priority, but the likes of Qu
  
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• Rajon Rondo Explains Why Partnership With LeBron James Worked So Well With Lakers

  30-08-2026 20:15 via lakersnation.com
  
  Former Los Angeles Lakers players LeBron James Rajon Rondo are two of the smartest to ever play the game of basketball. And that intelligence was on full display when the two shared the court together for two seasons from 2018-20 and won an NBA championship alongside one another with the Lakers.Rondo is one of the best pure point guards the game of basketball has ever seen. The four-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion averaged over 11 assists per game in four seasons, leading the league thre
  
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• Top 100 Players Entering 2026-27 NBA Season: Nos. 11-20

  30-08-2026 18:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  Lakers Nation’s ranking of the top 100 players in the NBA for the 2026-27 season is entering the top tiers, players who by all accounts should be All-Stars, and maybe All-NBA, this season.We have spent the last few weeks breaking down the best players in the league for the upcoming season alone, with no regard for future seasons. Here is what we’ve come up with so far.21-3031-40
  41-50
  51-75
  76-100The ranking continues as we get into the top 20 below.Nos. 11-20 on Lakers Nation’
  
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• Jaden Hardy On What Lakers Fans Can Expect From Him This Season

  30-08-2026 16:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz via sign-and-trade, they projected to have a solid big-man tandem with Deandre Ayton as the backup. However, L.A. then went on to trade Ayton to the Washington Wizards for Jaden Hardy and two second-round picks.
  In a move that was made to replenish draft assets, Hardy bring an interesting skillset to the team. And he recently shared what fans can expect from him this season as a microwave scorer.
  “Lakers fans can expect
  
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• ESPN Projects Lakers As Team Most Likely To Disappoint In 2026-27

  30-08-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  There are plenty of opinions as to how the new-look Los Angeles Lakers will perform this season. They replaced six key rotation players from last season — LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Jaxson Hayes and Luke Kennard — with Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Collin Sexton, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams and Kevon Looney.Because of all that change, projecting them is both very difficult and something many people want to do. The Lakers w
  
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