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The Athletic's Player Tiers Show the Lakers Don't Have Enough Top Level Players
Episode 2752
The Western Conference Finals are, understandably, creating angst around the league, including among Lakers fans. Why? Because pretty much everyone i…
4 months, 1 week ago
How Mark Walter Plans to Modernize the Lakers, and How Rob Pelinka Might React
Episode 2751
Perhaps the most significant difference between this offseason and the last half-decade of offseason isn't the pressure to improve -- although that's…
4 months, 1 week ago
Can the Lakers Make Real (and Needed) Improvement at Center?
Episode 2750
Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes were, in the aggregate, more good than bad over the course of this season, at least relative to what they were being p…
4 months, 1 week ago
Rich Paul Says LeBron is Generating Interest from Contenders. Why That's Good for the Lakers
Episode 2749
The arc of LeBron James with the Lakers over the last nine months or so has been quite interesting, from the moment he picked up his option but neith…
4 months, 1 week ago
How Can the Lakers Close the Gap Between Them, San Antonio and Oklahoma City?
Episode 2748
The Lakers -- and every other team in the West and the NBA more broadly -- have a problem. As we all saw in Game 1 of the Conference Finals Monday be…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Lakers Need to Figure Out What to Do With Jarred Vanderbilt
Episode 2747
So Dillon Brooks -- yes, that Dillon Brooks -- put Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt into the news cycle when he volunteered Vando when asked by a Twi…
4 months, 1 week ago
Luka Dončić Finishes 4th in MVP Voting... Plus, Why Rui Hachimura Is a Complex Problem for the Lakers
Episode 2746
Luka Dončić finished fourth in Sunday's release of MVP voting. This was always the most likely outcome, once Luka was hurt before the end of the year…
4 months, 1 week ago
Giannis to LA Rumors Are Surfacing Again... Does He Makes Sense for the Lakers?
Episode 2745
Well, you know summer is here because reports of the Lakers and Giannis are already out there.
A report from Dan Woike and Sam Amick at The Athletic…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Will LeBron Play Hardball With the Lakers? Why His $ Is About Much More than LeBron
Episode 2744
It's a reflection of LeBron's still-strong influence on the league that four days into the offseason for the Lakers, the "will James return" discours…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
How Do You Feel About Austin Reaves After the Playoffs? Ok With a Big Payday?
Episode 2743
From the moment he returned to the lineup in this year's playoffs, Austin Reaves was squarely in the spotlight.
The results were a mixed bag. Reaves…
4 months, 2 weeks ago