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LeBron James says energy at Los Angeles Lakers training camp up from last season
After last season’s camp opened less than two months following L.A.’s championship in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, the team was spent seemingly from the start. But this year, with the Lakers reconvening nearly four months after their first-round playoff loss to the Phoenix Suns, carrying 11 new players and given a fresh chance […]
Continue readingHow five former Lakers found their way back to Los Angeles
All of them left the Lakers. And all five of them came back to Los Angeles. One of them is back for a second time. One took a decade to return. Three of them were champions with the franchise. All of them had unfinished business in L.A. Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023
Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingSources: Boston Celtics, Dennis Schroder agree on 1-year, $5.9 million deal
The deal is for one year and will be for the $5.9 million taxpayer midlevel exception, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Schroder, who turns 28 in September, was the last remaining significant unrestricted free agent on the market. He turned down a lucrative extension offer from the Los Angeles Lakers during the regular season, worth […]
Continue readingDwight Howard says revamped Los Angeles Lakers roster has given players ‘new life’
“I think that he has been underappreciated,” Howard said when asked about Russell Westbrook, the triple-double machine whom the Lakers officially acquired Friday in a trade with the Washington Wizards. “I think all of us, really, have been underappreciated. But I know that we appreciate each other. We all appreciate what we each bring to […]
Continue readingNBA free agency 2021: Did the Lakers add the right pieces for their Big Three?
Two days after the start of free agency, the landscape of the NBA already looks very different. The Miami Heat found their new starting point guard in Kyle Lowry via a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Raptors. The Chicago Bulls continued to revamp their roster with the acquisitions of DeMar DeRozan and Lonzo Ball. The Los […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers, Carmelo Anthony agree to one-year NBA free-agency contract
LOS ANGELES — Free-agent forward Carmelo Anthony agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, Anthony’s manager, Bay Frazier, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal — one of several made by the Lakers on Tuesday — is for one season, according to Frazier. Anthony’s agent, Aaron Mintz of CAA Sports, completed the agreement […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: Where the Milwaukee Bucks and every team stand for 2021-22
Now what? We’re not wasting any time spinning forward to next season, where a host of current contenders and potential superteams will aim to unseat Giannis Antetokounmpo & Co. in 2022. What will the Los Angeles Lakers look like in Year 3 of the LeBron James-Anthony Davis partnership? What kind of juggernaut will the Brooklyn […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2021: What’s real and what’s not in Round 1?
The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in a unique position as the betting favorite in their series against the Phoenix Suns while being the No. 7 seed. The Brooklyn Nets are the favorites to emerge from the East but face the challenge of their three stars — Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Is Talen Horton-Tucker playing himself out of LA?
We’ve known about Kuzma’s offensive chops for some time now, but Horton-Tucker’s surge as a creator for others is a key element when considering his value as a fantasy prospect. Horton-Tucker’s assist percentage, which is an estimate of the number of his team’s field goals he assists while on the court, has leapt to 29.8% […]
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