Report: Lakers could lose Rui Hachimura as Spurs, Nets show interest

The Los Angeles Lakers spent Tuesday watching pieces of their supporting cast come off the board, and Rui Hachimura may be the next to go. The 28-year-old forward is an…

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Report: Lakers view Jalen Duren as a ‘maximum-salary level’ target

The Los Angeles Lakers have found the center they want, and they are prepared to pay a premium to get him. Los Angeles views Detroit Pistons restricted free agent Jalen…

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LeBron James’ Free Agency Suitors: Warriors, Cavs and the Field

LeBron James has played his last game for the Los Angeles Lakers, and the question that now defines the rest of NBA free agency has a single subject: Where does…

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LeBron James Is Leaving the Lakers: What It Means for L.A.

The Los Angeles Lakers will begin the 2026-27 season without LeBron James for the first time since 2018. James has informed the franchise that he intends to keep playing but…

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Report: Lakers eyeing Jalen Duren and Mitchell Robinson in hunt for center

The Los Angeles Lakers spent Monday handling the in-house part of their center question and saved the ambitious part for the morning the market opens. ESPN's Dave McMenamin reported Monday…

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Report: LeBron James has ‘not been available’ for meeting with Lakers

Free agency negotiations across the NBA open Tuesday at 6 p.m. EST, and the Los Angeles Lakers are walking in without having had the one conversation that matters most. As…

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Report: Warriors eyeing Anthony Davis trade to lure LeBron James

With NBA free agency negotiations opening Tuesday, the most concrete scenario yet for LeBron James leaving the Los Angeles Lakers does not run through Cleveland or Miami. It runs through…

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Lakers Free Agency 2026: Where L.A. Stands Before Tuesday

NBA free agency negotiations open Tuesday, June 30 at 6 p.m. EST, and the Los Angeles Lakers are walking into it with one box checked and almost everything else still…

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Why the Lakers’ center hunt could cost them LeBron James

NBA free agency negotiations open Tuesday, June 30, and the Los Angeles Lakers have already checked one major box by re-signing Austin Reaves to a four-year, $185 million deal. They…

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Marcus Smart’s Lakers future in doubt as Rockets loom as suitors

The Los Angeles Lakers have spent this offseason fixated on their stars and their hole at center. The player who could slip away first is neither. Marcus Smart, the veteran…

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