Tag: Luka Doncic
New-look Lakers put Rob Pelinka’s future under microscope
It's safe to say Lakers head of basketball operations Rob Pelinka has a lot riding on this season. LeBron James is gone. New ownership...
Lakers looking at Jalen Smith as answer to possible roster problem?
The Lakers have one guaranteed player too many. Perhaps Jalen Smith can help them solve two problems at once.
Los Angeles has 16 players on...
Luka Doncic, Walker Kessler apparently figured each other out pretty quickly
Apparently Luka Doncic and Walker Kessler didn't need much of an introductory period. Just throw it up there.
Kessler caught multiple lob passes from Doncic...
Lakers close LeBron chapter, embrace Luka-centered reset
The LeBron James era ended without a public fight. The Luka Doncic era has begun with an almost entirely different roster.
Lakers president Rob Pelinka...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Jake LaRavia, Cavs, front office, Heat
Lakers
The Lakers appear to have four starters set: Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Quentin Grimes and Walker Kessler. The fifth spot is considerably less obvious.
In...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, 2027 Draft
Lakers
Luka Doncic is making his way back to Los Angeles. Apparently, that includes reminding everyone to remain properly hydrated.
Doncic appeared in a new Gatorade...
Lakers ticket plan targets brokers, not immediate price hike
The Lakers’ incoming owners plan to make considerably more money from ticket sales.
That doesn’t necessarily mean immediately charging fans 66 percent more to enter...
Luka Doncic expected back in Los Angeles on Sept. 20
Luka Doncic’s extended stay in Slovenia is nearing its end.
The Lakers star is expected to return to Los Angeles on Sept. 20, according to...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s biggest MVP obstacle may be history
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the statistics. He has the victories. He has two consecutive MVP awards.
Getting a third may require voters to place him in...
Lakers’ Walker Kessler says lost season helped him ‘fall in love’ with game again
Walker Kessler missed basketball. Now he says he sees it a little differently.
The Lakers center appeared in only five games for the Jazz last...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Pelicans, Derik Queen, Mavericks
Lakers
Luka Doncic needed only one word to describe the Lakers’ revamped roster: “Happy.”
As Ryan Ward of Lakers On SI relayed, Doncic offered that assessment...
Lakers hire longtime Heat executive Eric Amsler as assistant GM
The Lakers have added another experienced voice beneath longtime head of basketball operations Rob Pelinka. Whether that eventually means anything for Pelinka is a...
Charles Barkley thinks Lakers may be as good as Luka Doncic’s 2024 Mavericks
Charles Barkley likes what the Lakers have put around Luka Doncic. Maybe more than most.
Appearing on Bill Simmons' podcast, Barkley suggested the new-look Lakers...
NBA Notes: Hornets, Coby White, Lakers, Luka Doncic, Hawks
Hornets
The Hornets have moved from LaMelo Ball to Coby White at point guard, and Zach Roberts of NBA on SI offered an interesting way...
Bronny James sees role alongside Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves
Bronny James doesn't know exactly what his role will be with the Lakers this season. But he does seem to know what he'll need...
Derek Fisher believes Lakers can win 45 to 50 games without LeBron James
LeBron James is gone. Derek Fisher doesn’t believe the Lakers are going away with him.
The former Lakers guard and five-time NBA champion believes Los...
Matt Barnes: Lakers whitest they’ve been since Minneapolis days
Matt Barnes has taken a look at the new-look Lakers, and one thing immediately stood out.
"This is the whitest Laker team since the Minneapolis...
NBA Notes: Suns, Jalen Green, Warriors, Stephen Curry, Lakers
Suns
Could Jalen Green eventually find himself back on the trade market?
It's at least a possibility worth watching, with Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report recently...
Chris Mullin, Bryan Colangelo linked to club in Rome
Chris Mullin may be headed to Rome.
Not to play, obviously.
The Warriors legend and Basketball Hall of Famer is reportedly set to join the board...
LeBron James reportedly had trouble adjusting to lesser Lakers role
LeBron James understood that Luka Doncic had become the Lakers' No. 1 option. Apparently, accepting a similar level of deference to Austin Reaves wasn't...
