Report: LeBron’s chances of leaving LA may now be higher than him staying

The conversation around LeBron James' future took its sharpest turn yet toward a possible exit on Friday afternoon. Speaking on a Bleacher Report segment, NBA insider Jake Fischer said belief…

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Report: LeBron’s 2016 teammates asked him about his future plans

LeBron James has said almost nothing about his future this offseason, and according to one of the reporters who has covered him the longest, that silence extends even to the…

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Lakers insider doesn’t rule out LeBron James joining Miami Heat

For most of the past month, the list of plausible landing spots for LeBron James held steady at three teams. On the Dan Le Batard Show this week, ESPN's Ramona…

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Why Rui Hachimura could be the Lakers’ odd man out in free agency

Austin Reaves' new four-year, $185 million maximum contract settled the Los Angeles Lakers' backcourt on Wednesday. However, it also tightened a vise on one of the team's most important returning…

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Deandre Ayton’s player option could make or break Lakers center search

Austin Reaves' new four-year, $185 million maximum contract took the easiest decision off the Los Angeles Lakers' summer board on Wednesday, locking the guard in alongside Luka Doncic for the…

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Lakers reportedly open to trading LeBron to Cavs as they move to next domino

With Austin Reaves locked into a four-year, $185 million maximum, the Los Angeles Lakers have settled the easier of their two franchise questions. The harder one is still unresolved. LeBron…

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Austin Reaves’ $185M deal: What it means for Lakers cap space

Austin Reaves went undrafted in 2021 and signed a two-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers that August. Five years and one calculated contract gamble later, the payoff arrived in…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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