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• Marcus Smart Reportedly Hoping For Raise To Stay With Lakers

  18-06-2026 19:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers signed Marcus Smart towards the tail end of the 2025 offseason after he was bought out by the Washington Wizards. He signed with the Lakers on a two-year, $10.5 million deal with a player option on the second season. But somehow, he ended up being arguably the best acquisition the team made.Smart was an emotional leader on and off the floor for the entire season, and was pivotal in keeping the team afloat after injuries to both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Now, he faces
  
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• Lakers Add Robert McCray V & Jacari White On Exhibit 10 Contracts

  27-06-2026 21:45 via lakersnation.com
  
  The NBA Draft has come and gone for the Los Angeles Lakers, with Cameron Carr being their first-round selection at No. 24. L.A. traded into the second round with hopes of making another selection, but opted to trade out when no centers remained at No. 56.
  Once the draft concludes, a flurry of moves occurs across the league as teams sign undrafted players to two-way contracts, Exhibit 10 and Summer League deals. Los Angeles is no exception, as they begin to fill out a Summer League roster with Fl
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Rockets Interested In Signing Marcus Smart

  27-06-2026 19:36 via lakersnation.com
  
  Marcus Smart was a major catalyst in the Los Angeles Lakers getting past the Houston Rockets in the first round. With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined, Smart stepped up as an on-ball creator and did a great job orchestrating offense.
  Before the postseason, the former Defensive Player of the Year proved how integral a piece he was for L.A. and it makes sense to re-sign him to a new deal should he decline his player option and reach free agency. Ironically, Houston appears to be interested
  
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• Cameron Carr Believes Defense Will Get Him On Court For Lakers

  27-06-2026 18:45 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ offseason is officially underway as the 2026 NBA Draft has come and gone. The Lakers had one pick in the first round and wound up trading up from 25 to 24 to draft Cameron Carr out of Baylor.
  Carr was mocked around picks 15-20, and his slight frame presumably played a role in his falling to Los Angeles. However, he is an athletic guard and the rookie described his game as explosive and dominant.
  “I’d probably say explosive, dominant,” Carr said dur
  
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• Lakers Reportedly Figuring Out How To Use Cap Space Before Making Offer To LeBron James

  27-06-2026 17:18 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers had two major questions coming into this offseason in terms of retaining their stars. With Austin Reaves agreeing to a new four-year contract to return to the team, all of the attention now turns towards LeBron James.
  James is an unrestricted free agent and if he chooses to play a 24th NBA season it is unclear whether or not he will return to the Lakers. While those questions remain unanswered, the latest update is that the Lakers have yet to make an offer to the 41-year-o
  
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• LeBron James To Speak At Boardroom’s Game Plan Summit At Fanatics Fest NYC

  27-06-2026 16:58 via lakersnation.com
  
  CNBC Sport and Boardroom have announced that they will be hosting the fourth annual Game Plan Summit on July 16 at Fanatics Fest NYC. This summit brings together many of the top and most influential leaders in all of sports and one of the speakers will be Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.
  The Game Plan Summit brings together athletes, owners, investors and innovators to explore the ideas, opportunities and emerging trends shaping the next era of sports. James will be one of many speaker
  
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• Darryn Peterson Takes Inspiration From Kobe Bryant To Next Level

  27-06-2026 16:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Utah Jazz selected Kansas guard Darryn Peterson with the second overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Despite a somewhat tumultuous season with the Jayhawks, many feel that Peterson has the highest ceiling of any player in this draft class with him even drawing comparisons to a young Kobe Bryant.
  There are very few players who have been compared to the Los Angeles Lakers’ icon, but Peterson has that level of skill in his game. He also has the work ethic as he spoke about his desire to ge
  
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• Lakers News: Cameron Carr Hoping To Put On Weight This Offseason

  27-06-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The first addition of the offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers came in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft. General manager Rob Pelinka selected Baylor wing Cameron Carr with the No. 24 pick, who got introduced on Friday in a press conference.Carr, 21, shined with the Baylor Bears last season, averaging 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocks per game on solid 49.4/37.4/80.1 shooting splits. Carr has a 7’1″ wingspan despite being 6’5″ tall, and brings tool
  
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• Lakers News: Cameron Carr Hoping To Put On Weight Before Rookie Season

  27-06-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The first addition of the offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers came in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft. General manager Rob Pelinka selected Baylor wing Cameron Carr with the No. 24 pick, who got introduced on Friday in a press conference.Carr, 21, shined with the Baylor Bears last season, averaging 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocks per game on solid 49.4/37.4/80.1 shooting splits. Carr has a 7’1″ wingspan despite being 6’5″ tall, and brings tool
  
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• Cameron Carr Expresses Excitement At Lakers Introductory Press Conference

  27-06-2026 00:30 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers traded up one spot with the New York Knicks to ensure they got the player they wanted, Baylor guard Cameron Carr, with the 24th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Many expected the Lakers to target a big man as that is a major need, but instead they opted for one of the most athletic players in the draft.
  Carr checks a lot of boxes for what the Lakers need on the perimeter and at his introductory press conference the rookie spoke about what it means to be drafted by the L
  
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• Lakers’ 2026 Las Vegas Summer League Schedule

  26-06-2026 20:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The schedule for the 2026 Las Vegas Summer League has officially been announced. The Summer League goes from July 9-19 and the Los Angeles Lakers will begin their journey against the team who ended their season, the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 10.In fact, all of the Lakers’ contests will be against teams who had picks in the lottery of the 2026 NBA Draft so they will be taking on some of the top prospects to come out this year.
  The Lakers will actually have a back-to-back to kick off the
  
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• How To Watch Rob Pelinka & Cameron Carr Lakers Press Conference

  26-06-2026 19:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers selected 21-year-old two-way wing Cameron Carr out of Baylor University with the No. 24 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. He will appear publicly as a Laker for the first time with general manager Rob Pelinka in a press conference on Friday, June 26 at 2:30 p.m. PT at the UCLA Health Training Center.Carr is just the third player the Lakers have selected — and kept — in the first round since 2018, and he is looking to become the first since that same year to become an
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Continued Interest In Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson

  26-06-2026 18:15 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have pressure from both their star players and their fans to make a substantial upgrade at the center position this offseason. The tandem of Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes is serviceable, but it won’t be enough to elevate the Lakers to the upper tier of teams.One name that has been floating around is New York Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson. The NBA champion is an unrestricted free agent, and the Knicks’ unwillingness to go into the second apron may leave him
  
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• Pistons’ Jalen Duren Planning To Explore Sign-And-Trade Scenarios

  26-06-2026 17:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to add a quality center this offseason and arguably the best one who could be available is Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons.
  Duren is coming off a career year in which he was named Third Team All-NBA, although the Pistons seem hesitant to give him a maximum contract in restricted free agency after he struggled greatly in the postseason. Because of that, Duren appears to be exploring sign-and-trade possibilities that will land him elsewhere, per Sam Amick of T
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Pistons’ Jalen Duren Planning To Explore Sign-And-Trade Scenarios

  26-06-2026 17:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to add a quality center this offseason and arguably the best one who could be available is Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons.
  Duren is coming off a career year in which he was named Third Team All-NBA, although the Pistons seem hesitant to give him a maximum contract in restricted free agency after he struggled greatly in the postseason. Because of that, Duren appears to be exploring sign-and-trade possibilities that will land him elsewhere, per Sam Amick of T
  
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• Lakers Free Agent Target Mitchell Robinson ‘Unlikely’ To Return To Knicks

  26-06-2026 03:11 via lakersnation.com
  
  As the start of NBA free agency approaches, the Los Angeles Lakers will need to address the center position. One player they have been linked to leading up to this point has been Mitchell Robinson of the World Champion New York Knicks, and he be gettable.
  According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post, the Knicks are unlikely to keep Robinson in unrestricted free agency this offseason:Heard it’s unlikely Mitchell Robinson will be back with Knicks next season. He’s longest tenured Kni
  
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• Lakers Video: Cameron Carr Throws Shade At Shai Gilgeous-Alexander For Flopping

  25-06-2026 22:50 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers selected Baylor guard Cameron Carr with the 24th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft and the hope is that he will develop into a two-way wing. At 6’5 and with a wingspan over 7’0, Carr has the physical tools to be a strong defender at the NBA level.
  This means that Carr will likely find himself matched up with some of the best players the league very early in his career. And when asked whom he’d rather guard between Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwa
  
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• Luka Doncic Foundation Launches Stay In Play Grant Program For Youth Athletes

  25-06-2026 21:40 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Luka Doncic Foundation announced that they have opened up applications for Stay in Play, a three-year global grant program intended to eliminate financial barriers that force young athletes to quit youth sports. Over the next three years, the foundation will award grants of up to $25,000 to 77 young athletes aged 12-15 from around the world.These grants are designed to cover the costs that most often create barriers for youth participation such as training, equipment or gear, travel expenses
  
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• JJ Redick Visits With USA Men’s Soccer Team & Exchanges Jerseys With Mauricio Pochettino

  25-06-2026 20:30 via lakersnation.com
  
  JJ Redick had en eventful 42nd birthday on Wednesday as he celebrated the two-year anniversary of becoming the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach, as well as the team re-signing star guard Austin Reaves to a new contract.
  Additionally, Redick got to spend his day at SoFi Stadium visiting with the USA Men’s soccer team during their training session for Thursday’s World Cup match against Turkiye. He got to meet USA manager Mauricio Pochettino and the two would exchange jerseys:Linked
  
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• Lakers Add William Kyle III, Robbie Avila & Chase Ross On Exhibit 10 Contracts

  25-06-2026 19:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  After the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers immediately began scouring the undrafted free agent market looking for gems.
  The Lakers were able to land both AK Okereke and Peter Suder on two-way contract. Now, they have added another prospect in William Kyle III out of Syracuse on an Exhibit 10 contract, which allows them to have him on the roster for Summer League and training camp before likely transitioning to their G League team if he doesn’t earn a better opportun
  
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• Nike Kobe 4 Protro ‘Draft Day Pack’ Release Details And Colorway Odds

  25-06-2026 18:15 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Kobe Bryant draft story has been retold several times over and gone down in the annals of NBA history as he went on to become a Hall of Famer with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  Now, Nike is paying further homage to the Lower Merion product with a creative release of the Kobe 4 Protro “Draft Day Pack” pack. Arriving at select retailers on June 26, the Kobe “Draft Day Pack” features 14 different possibilities when customers make a purchase.Given that the Kobe IV Protro &ldquo
  
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• Luka Doncic Celebrated Throughout Jordan Brand Tour In Madrid, Ljubljana And Belgrade

  25-06-2026 17:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  While the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to put together a successful offseason, Luka Doncic has been spending the summer in Slovenia in order to be with his two daughters. That decision coincided with Doncic withdrawing from being part of the Team Slovenia roster for their FIBA World Cup qualifying games.Amid recently being cleared for full activities as part of his offseason training, Doncic spent the past handful of days headlining a Jordan Brand tour that featured stops in Madrid, Spain; Lju
  
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• Details On Lakers’ Recruitment Of Austin Reaves

  25-06-2026 16:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  Arguably the Los Angeles Lakers’ biggest order of business this offseason is taken care of as Austin Reaves has agreed to re-sign with the team on a four-year, $185 million maximum contract.
  There was mutual interest between Reaves and the Lakers all along, so much so that he never even reached free agency. And despite that interest, L.A. still went all out recruiting their star guard to return.
  “Shortly after the NBA Finals, the Lakers ownership and front office met with Austin Reav
  
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• Cameron Carr: ‘Childhood Dream’ To Play For Lakers & Same Franchise As Kobe Bryant

  25-06-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers first-round draft pick Cameron Carr actually has a small connection with his new team. His father, Chris Carr, was a second-round pick back in 1996 and spent six seasons in the NBA. He even competed in the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, which was won by Lakers icon Kobe Bryant.
  Now having the opportunity to play for that purple and gold that was the home of Bryant for 20 seasons, Carr called it a childhood dream, via Thuc Nhi Nguyen of the L.A. Times:Re: the family connection with hi
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Undrafted Free Agent Peter Suder Agrees To Two-Way Contract

  25-06-2026 05:45 via lakersnation.com
  
  Once the 2026 NBA Draft came to an end, the Los Angeles Lakers went to work on the undrafted free agent market.
  They first were able to land former Vanderbilt former Ak Okereke on a two-way contract, and now they have done the same with Peter Suder of out Miami (OH), per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype:Sources: The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a two-way contract with MAC Player of the Year Peter Suder. He led Miami (OH) to a 31-0 regular-season record and shot 42% from 3-point range this season
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Undrafted Free Agent AK Okereke Signing Two-Way Contract

  25-06-2026 04:46 via lakersnation.com
  
  The 2026 NBA Draft has come and gone, which means the Los Angeles Lakers are getting to work on the undrafted free agent market to fill out their two-way contracts and Summer League roster.
  The Lakers wasted no time after the second round came to an end as they are signing forward AK Okereke out of Vanderbilt, per Shams Charania of ESPN:Undrafted Vanderbilt forward AK Okereke has agreed to a two-way NBA deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN.
  — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
  
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• Lakers Trade No. 56 Pick In 2026 NBA Draft To Mavericks For Cash

  25-06-2026 04:21 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers originally did not have any picks in the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft, although they used cash to acquire the No. 56 pick from the Chicago Bulls.
  The Lakers have done that a lot in recent years to add second-round talent, but this time they actually went the opposite direction. L.A. did not end up drafting a player in the second round, instead again flipping the pick to the Dallas Mavericks for cash, per Shams Charania of ESPN:The Mavericks sent cash to the Lakers fo
  
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• Austin Reaves Breathes Sigh Of Relief After Doubting Return To Lakers

  25-06-2026 02:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves never made it to free agency as he reportedly agreed to a four-year, $185 million contract to return to the team.
  Reaves was able to secure a max contract to return to the Lakers, which is what he wanted all along. In an interview with Dan Woike of The Athletic though, he revealed that he recently thought he would be leaving and signing elsewhere:
  “A couple of times actually,” Reaves said. “I didn’t know how negotiations would go. I d
  
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• Lakers Acquire Second-Round Pick In 2026 NBA Draft From Bulls

  25-06-2026 01:14 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers went into the second night of the 2026 NBA Draft without any picks, but that doesn’t mean talent can’t still be added to the organization.
  There is always the option of buying or trading for second round picks, and then the team will also of course add undrafted talent as well.Before the second round of the draft played out, it appears the Lakers found some prospects that were worth trading back in for as they are acquiring the No. 56 overall pick from the Chic
  
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• NBA Free Agency Rumors: Pistons Were Preparing To Pursue Austin Reaves

  24-06-2026 22:50 via lakersnation.com
  
  One thing playing in the Los Angeles Lakers’ favor as Austin Reaves was preparing to hit free agency was that there were very few teams with the salary cap space to give him a max contract. And two of those teams ate into their cap space thanks to a trade that saw the Brooklyn Nets acquire Julius Randle while Nic Claxton went to the Chicago Bulls.
  But there are always teams looking to make moves in order to clear the necessary room and in the case of Reaves that was apparently the Detroit
  
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