The LA Lakers NBA season schedule starts up on Tuesday night and the game against the Houston Rockets marks the opener for Los Angeles for the 2014-15 season and has Kobe Bryant ready to come back as they host Dwight Howard and James Harden in the second game of a doubleheader starting up at 10:30 pm ET on TNT after the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks play.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers are coming into the season with eyes on 2015 and down the line the team may consider looking at Rajon Rondo, Eric Bledsoe, Greg Monroe, Ricky Rubio or Marc Gasol in trade deals or free agency, as some of those players will be free agents next summer and with Steve Nash and Jeremy Lin on expiring contracts, they likely will be gone for Kobe Bryant next year.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers have been an active team this offseason and while a Rajon Rondo trade or an Eric Bledsoe deal would be a dream option, Los Angeles may wait to target those players, as they could be free agents in the summer of 2015 and this comes as the team also has looked at Michael Beasley and Jordan Crawford in free agency and the possibility of a Steve Nash trade.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers are getting ready for a splash in the future and after having a terrible 2013-14 season, the team could look at a Kyle Lowry trade and sign with the Toronto Raptors to upgrade for Kobe Bryant and ESPN rumors report that the team is targeting LeBron James as a free agent this offseason and that comes as Byron Scott is interviewing to be the next head coach for Los Angeles.
Read full storyKyle Lowry is one of the major free agent targets this summer and the LA Lakers could look at a sign and trade involving Steve Nash over a Rajon Rondo trade this offseason for the Toronto Raptors point guard could be in the mix, while the Miami Heat are a top option for Lowry as well, as they have not had a true point guard for some time and those deals could be in the mix for Masai Ujiri if Lowry wants to leave his partner in crime with DeMar DeRozan as a free agent.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers could be looking at a trade for Kevin Love this offseason and while the team is coming off of a terrible year, they have the chance to turn it around, as LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony could be free agent targets if the Love trade doesn't work and Los Angeles also could be looking at a sign and trade with someone like Melo or Kyle Lowry after getting a top 10 pick in the draft lottery in 2014.
Read full storyThe NBA draft lottery is over and now that the Cavaliers have the number one pick, teams like the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic may be angling for some trades, as they have top five lottery picks in 2014 and names like Jameer Nelson, Victor Oladipo, Larry Sanders, Thaddeus Young, Derrick Favors and Terrence Ross could be on the move this offseason and teams like the LA Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Toronto Raptors could be interested.
Read full storyThe Los Angeles Lakers need a new head coach after Mike D'Antoni was fired and the team has a number of targets they are looking at to replace him, including Roy Williams, Kevin Ollie, John Calipari, Byron Scott, George Karl, Jeff Van Gundy and Derek Fisher and those names all could be in the mix at head coach for Kobe Bryant as he returns from a serious injury in 2014.
Read full storyThe LA Lakers want to make a splash with their head coach hire and names like John Calipari, Kevin Ollie, Derek Fisher and Tom Thibodeau are all in the mix for Los Angeles to interview and pulling one of those names could push the team towards making a trade for Kevin Love and other players for Kobe Bryant as he rebounds from another injury season.
Read full storyThe Los Angeles Lakers have had a very tough season and now with free agency coming, names like LeBron James, Luol Deng, Kyle Lowry, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony could be in the mix for LA to pair with Kobe Bryant and the team may also look to ditch head coach Mike D'Antoni and if he is fired, names like John Calipari and Billy Donovan could come up in connection with the job and that could make the future very bright for the franchise.
Read full storyKevin Love has been mentioned in trade rumors as much as anyone over the past couple years and now it appears that the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks are gearing up to try and get him in a blockbuster deal that could include Pau Gasol, first round picks and numerous other players.
Read full storyThe Los Angeles Lakers have been going through a tough season while dealing with another injury to star Kobe Bryant and on Friday night the team will face off against its Staples Center co-tenant in the LA Clippers and they will be the visiting team and the matchup will be starting at 8 pm on TV and will also be streaming on WatchESPN.
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