Lakers Trade Up for Cameron Carr at No. 24: What It Means

The Los Angeles Lakers entered Tuesday night with one pick, a clear need and a long list of mock-draft suitors at center. They zigged anyway. Rather than wait at No.…

James Kingsley

Lakers’ center call at No. 25: Jayden Quaintance or Tarris Reed?

The Los Angeles Lakers will be on the clock at No. 25 on Tuesday night, and for the first time in two years they hold a first-round pick with a…

James Kingsley

Report: Luka Doncic could have a ‘wandering eye’ if Lakers don’t deliver

The Los Angeles Lakers entered this offseason bracing for the free-agency decisions of LeBron James and Austin Reaves. According to Dan Woike of The Athletic, they should be thinking just…

James Kingsley

Lakers 2026 NBA Draft: Who They Take at No. 25

The Los Angeles Lakers will step to the podium with the No. 25 pick when the 2026 NBA Draft opens Tuesday. After a season that ended with a second-round sweep…

James Kingsley

Lakers Center Targets: Every Realistic Option

The defining question of the Los Angeles Lakers' offseason is no longer whether they will upgrade at center. It is how. With the 2026 NBA Draft set for Tuesday and…

James Kingsley

Report: Lakers’ center search heating up as Detroit pushes back

Luka Doncic is spending his summer in Slovenia with his daughters, but according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, he remains in constant contact with Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations…

James Kingsley

Report: Lakers’ Austin Reaves deal could push LeBron James to the Warriors

The Los Angeles Lakers may be facing a choice they've spent the entire offseason trying to avoid. According to The Athletic's Sam Amick, retaining both LeBron James and Austin Reaves…

James Kingsley

The Lakers promised Luka ‘summer of ’26’; here’s whether they can actually deliver

When Luka Doncic arrived in Los Angeles 16 months ago, the Lakers made him a promise. "Ever since the trade, they've always told us: 'summer of '26. We'll show you…

James Kingsley

Report: LeBron ‘likely’ returning to Lakers; Kevin Love could be joining him too

The clearest signal yet that LeBron James is staying in Los Angeles arrived Wednesday morning, and it came with a surprise twist. During ESPN's "NBA Today," veteran NBA insider Marc…

James Kingsley

LeBron’s ex-teammate says people ‘don’t know’ how hard he works: ‘It’s absurd’

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is one of the greatest players in NBA history, and his work ethic has helped him play 23 seasons in the best basketball league…

Peter Dewey