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The Los Angeles Lakers’ roster for the 2026-27 season is coming together, although they still have a clear need for a starting power forward. The team recently reportedly agreed to sign Ziaire Williams, who can help with their wing defense. He has a lot of upside but is not an established starter in the NBA, []
It’s been a busy offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers as they reshape their roster around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. While most of their work was done on the first few days or free agency given the Lakers’ glut of cap space, there are still moves to be made to improve the roster. Considering []
Perhaps the most intriguing addition made by the Los Angeles Lakers this summer is talented big man Sandro Mamukelashvili. The forward/center had a breakout season for the Toronto Raptors last year after spending the previous three seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. Now, Mamukelashvili joins the Lakers on a new four-year contract and is excited []
The Los Angeles Lakers’ roster has undergone some major changes from last season. LeBron James isn’t returning and the team has also lost a number of role players in Rui Hachimura, Marcus Smart and others. The front office brought in a number of interesting pieces this summer in Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili and []
The Los Angeles Lakers made a big investment in center Walker Kessler, acquiring him from the Utah Jazz via a sign-and-trade as they believe he is the ideal big man to pair with their star backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. There are some concerns regarding Kessler and one of those is injury as []
The Los Angeles Lakers announced they have signed center Kevon Looney to a one-year contract that is reported to be worth 3.9 million. It will go on the books as a veteran minimum deal for the Lakers. An 11-year veteran, Looney spent last season with the New Orleans Pelicans after spending the first 10 years []
Summer League is fun to watch because unproven players can make a name for themselves, and it appears the Los Angeles Lakers may have a few doing exactly that this year. One of them is two-way wing Chris Mañon, who spent the majority of his rookie season with the South Bay Lakers and was named []
The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a great start in the Las Vegas Summer League, picking up two dominant wins thus far against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks. On Saturday night against Dallas, the team was without first-round pick Cameron Carr due to a right thumb injury, so Arthur Kaluma stepped []
As the Los Angeles Lakers completely overhauled their roster this offseason, one of the players they are counting on to do big things is Sandro Mamukelashvili. The former Toronto Raptors big man signed a four-year, 52 million contract with the Lakers in free agency to be their backup center and perhaps even play some minutes []
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they have signed sixth-year guard Austin Reaves. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, it is reported to be a four-year contract worth 185 million with a player option in the final season, which is the max money he could sign for. “Austin’s relentless pursuit of improvement, []
