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With the trade deadline approaching, league insiders reveal what’s shaping the Los Angeles Lakers' next move around Luka Dončić.
Los Angeles Lakers star player LeBron James has held several impressive statistical records over the course of his career. One of the more notable ones include
An NBA writer believes that it's time for the Los Angeles Lakers to cut ties with a struggling 29-year-old role player.
The Los Angeles Lakers on Monday assigned former first-round pick Dalton Knecht to their G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.
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Paul Pierce on Lakers' basketball IQ in crunch time of Sunday's game
Former NBA star Paul Pierce didn't hold back when he described the Lakers' poor decision-making in the final minutes of Sunday's win over the Suns.
That is, until LA's MVP candidate and face of the franchise, Luka Dončić, decides to play Santa for the entire Lakers organization. Luka Dončić was traded to Los Angeles last season in one of the most shocking and unnecessarily messy trades of all time, with his hometown Mavericks sending shots at Dončić on the way out.
Dillon Brooks was ejected for bumping James in the closing seconds of the Lakers' 116-114 NBA win. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lakers may reopen Dalton Knecht trade talks as rotation concerns grow and questions linger over the rookie’s long-term role.
Sending Knecht to the G League is perhaps a deliberate effort to monitor his improvements and potentially boost his trade stock. The NBA’s first major transaction window opened Monday, with the trade deadline scheduled for Feb. 8, 2026, giving the Lakers time to decide whether Knecht’s development warrants keeping him or packaging him for upgrades.
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James hits go-ahead 3 and scores 29 points, Doncic has triple-double in Lakers’ win over 76ers
LeBron James hit a late go-ahead 3-pointer and scored 29 points, Luka Doncic had a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-108 on Sunday night.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick told reporters Tuesday that Dončić bought an electronic bike for every member of the team's basketball operations staff, as well as for the players and coaches. Redick called it "a very nice gesture."