NBA Trade Idea Gives Lakers' LeBron James, Luka Doncic New All-Star Teammate originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers were the third seed in the Western Conference this season. They faced the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs and had home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James called the Orlando bubble postseason the 'purest form of hoops' in his career.

One NBA analyst proposed that the Los Angeles Lakers trade for Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen this offseason. Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World proposed the following trade idea between the Lakers and Jazz: Los Angeles Lakers Receive: Lauri Markkanen Utah Jazz Receive: Austin Reaves,

After becoming one of the best players in the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic emphasized a specific characteristic that can make the difference for a player on a franchise.

While playing in Puerto Rico, Cousins had an altercation with a fan that was caught on video. Cousins took issue with the crybaby motion that the fan made, and that turned into each of them flipping each other off. It was a truly bizarre exchange that is, unfortunately, not unlike Cousins.

On a recent podcast appearance, Michael Beasley boldly claimed that he once blew out LeBron James in a game of one-on-one.

Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder reached a new low in viewership numbers.

Woike noted that the best assets the team has outside of Reaves are Dalton Knecht, a 2031 first-round pick, and expiring contracts. The center market is not much better, with Myles Turner likely to get a significant raise following Indiana's appearance in the NBA Finals and the aging Brook Lopez and Clint Capela making up the free agent class.

After finding themselves with a severe deficiency at center, the Lakers are developing an internal strategy to fix their frontcourt.