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After the Los Angeles Lakers officially missed out on all of their big name front court targets in free agency, the question remains on how the team plans on fixing their one of their immediate needs. In the days coming into the NBA Draft, the Lakers were reportedly considering trading their No...

As the big names continue to pass over the Los Angeles Lakers for other options, the team has been forced to begin looking at more mid-tier options. Big men have been the focus, but the Lakers also have a huge hole at small forward.There are options to fill that as the Lakers are reportedly...

UPDATE (July 2, 2015 at 1:26 PM PST): According to Sam Amick of USA TODAY, the second meeting between LaMarcus Aldridge and the Los Angeles Lakers will focus on basketball: "LaMarcus Alrdige's second meeting with the Lakers, I'm told, will focus on just talking basketball with Mitch Kupchak and...

After taking D’Angelo Russell in the NBA draft, the Los Angeles Lakers shifted their focus towards the free agency and looked to address their need for a front court player. Greg Monroe, LaMarcus Aldridge, and DeAndre Jordan were all considered targets for the team after the Lakers met with the...

It was a rough day for the Los Angeles Lakers with the storied franchise learning that LaMarcus Aldridge and Kevin Love have both passed on the opportunity to sign with the team in NBA free agency. Although the Lakers weren’t able to land Aldridge, or at least that’s what the reports suggest...

The Los Angeles Lakers have been making a number of headlines both before and after the official start of free agency. However, their first official move involves a much smaller name than the ones they’ve been linked to. The move shouldn’t come as a surprise. Sacre’s contract is for less than...

The Los Angeles Lakers came into free agency with high hopes of landing LaMarcus Aldridge in free agency. Unfortunately, that will not happen as it has been revealed that Aldridge will not join the Lakers.Among a number of possibilities for Aldridge spurning the Lakers, Mike Bresnahan of the Los...

After a meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, reports of the meeting going well with LaMarcus Aldrdige started to surface. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as well as planned. Heading into their meeting with Aldridge on Tuesday night, the Lakers brass were highly optimistic...

The Lakers, the first to sit down with LaMarcus Aldridge consisted of a host of team executives, led by Mitch Kupchak, Jeanie Buss, Byron Scott, James Worthy and Kobe Bryant. Kobe, who sat in on the Lakers meeting with Dwight Howard in 2013, but missed their session with Carmelo Anthony last...

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to build a roster that can compete right out of the gate next season. The storied franchise might not be an immediate contender, but they’ll have the building blocks in place to compete in the near future. – Have you seen the ‘Lakers Nation’ phone case? –...

At the 2015 NBA Draft this past week, the Los Angeles Lakers selected D’Angelo Russell, Larry Nance Jr. and Anthony Brown. With the storied franchise passing on Jahlil Okafor, general manager Mitch Kupchak shared he will be pursuing frontcourt players in free agency. One name that has...

Free agency is set to officially begin on July 1 and the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to make a major impact as they have the salary cap space to give at least one player a maximum contract. General Manager Mitch Kupchak has indicated that he intends to focus on the frontcourt, but there may...

The Los Angeles Lakers have selected D'Angelo Russell out of Ohio State with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. The dynamic point guard caught the nation's attention during his freshman year with the Buckeyes, showing the kind of all-around talent that can spin a modern NBA offense...

The Lakers and Sacramento Kings continue to discuss a trade for Kings All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Lakers' offer includes the second overall pick in Thursday's NBA draft and "might be the best offer the Kings can get" at this point...