Current 2026-27 Lakers roster after monster offseason from Rob Pelinka

The Los Angeles Lakers walked into free agency without a center, without a plan the public could see, and without knowing whether their most important player of the past decade…

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Report: Lakers are most ‘aggressive’ suitor for Jonathan Kuminga

The Los Angeles Lakers have spent the past week making it plain that they want Jonathan Kuminga. What they have not done, according to a Tuesday report from ESPN's Anthony…

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Report: Lakers not pursuing DeMar DeRozan in free agency

DeMar DeRozan is a free agent for the first time in years, and the timing looks almost too neat for the Lakers. A six-time All-Star and Southern California native hit…

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Report: Lakers ‘didn’t cooperate’ with Clippers in potential Rui sign-and-trade

Rui Hachimura is staying in Los Angeles, just not with the Lakers. The 28-year-old forward agreed Monday to a two-year, $28 million contract with the Clippers, ESPN's Shams Charania reported,…

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Lakers’ Walker Kessler engaged to Miss America 2025 Abbie Stockard

Walker Kessler's July was already one for the scrapbook. Four days after the Lakers made him the centerpiece of their roster overhaul with a four-year, $130 million sign-and-trade, the 24-year-old…

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Lakers vs. Heat Summer League final score: Carr drops 26 in double OT

The first win of the Lakers' new era arrived in about the most dramatic packaging summer basketball allows. Tied with the Miami Heat after an overtime that solved nothing Sunday,…

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Report: Jonathan Kuminga is Lakers’ top wing choice over Rui Hachimura

Five days into free agency, the Lakers' wing search finally has an order to it. Jonathan Kuminga has moved to the front of the line for the roster's last major…

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Lakers’ backup center hunt down to one name after Drummond signing

The Los Angeles Lakers' plan at backup center was about five hours old when it started coming apart. On Friday afternoon, shortly after the front office sent Deandre Ayton to…

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What the Deandre Ayton trade sets up for the Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers made a trade Friday that, judged only by the names in it, barely registers: veteran center Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards for guard Jaden Hardy…

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Report: Lakers chase Jonathan Kuminga as the hard cap looms

The Lakers spent Wednesday reshaping their roster in a single afternoon, and by Thursday it was clear they were not finished. Even after committing more than $250 million across four…

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