Author: Soccerhuz
Walker joined the Italian giants on loan in January after struggling to find his best form in the first half of the season with Man City. The 34-year-old was no longer a guaranteed starter under Pep Guardiola and ultimately headed off to Italy in search of regular game time. Walker went on to start seven of his first eight Serie A appearances for Sergio Conceicao’s side, but has been unable to regain his spot since he returned from an injury absence. The England international has had to settle for substitute appearances in each of the club’s last three Serie A…
We could see plenty of star names depart – as the sporting director and head coach identify areas of the squad to upgrade. It’s no secret that the club would like improved options up front, with Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez both earmarked for a sale. Others such as Federico Chiesa and Luis Diaz could also come into the equation with widespread interest materialising in both. Liverpool have got two very different situations with Chiesa and Diaz. For the Italian, his move from Juventus simply hasn’t worked out. He’s played only four times in the Premier League and there are…
Ditching aging, injury-prone 10-time All-Star center Anthony Davis to trade for 26-year-old superstar guard Luka Doncic, already a five-time All-NBA First Teamer, from the Dallas Mavericks this season was absolutely a no-brainer for Los Angeles general manager Rob Pelinka. Pelinka did bring back a rotation-caliber center, Maxi Kleber, in the offing — but Kleber was recuperating from a January foot sprain, and although he made a cameo in L.A.’s season-ending Game 5 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first round of the playoffs, he essentially redshirted his first Lakers season. Jaxson Hayes, the de facto starting center when the…
ōThe Los Angeles Lakers entered the 2025 NBA playoffs with high expectations, carrying the fourth-shortest odds to win the championship and the second-shortest odds to capture the Western Conference title. However, their postseason dreams came to a sudden halt as the Minnesota Timberwolves stunned them in a first-round 4-1 series defeat. The loss has triggered widespread debate about the team’s shortcomings and the future of LeBron James with the franchise James, who played alongside Luka Doncic in a star-studded Lakers lineup, addressed the criticism on his Mind the Game podcast. He rejected the notion that he and Doncic alone were…
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has accomplished numerous things during his 22 years in the NBA, but he called playing with his son Bronny James the greatest one of them all. LeBron was not shy about letting the public know he wanted to play with Bronny in the NBA, and the Lakers made that dream a reality when they selected the latter with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. The selection drew plenty of criticism from the league and its fans as it was considered a move to pander to LeBron, but the Lakers have been…
The postseason loss made one thing clear: if the Lakers want a real shot at the NBA championship, they need to bolster their interior defense and frontcourt depth, which has suffered since Anthony Davis was traded in a blockbuster deal that brought Luka Dončić to Los Angeles. The failed acquisition of Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets also left a noticeable void in the paint. It’s no secret that Luka Dončić and LeBron James are considered “untouchable” pieces for the Lakers, and there aren’t many other players the team can realistically move in a potential trade. But now, one more…
The Los Angeles Lakers‘ hopes of a deep postseason run in the 2025 NBA Playoffs were curtailed early by a limp first-round loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in which they never truly threatened. They won the second game of the series, with LeBron James recording 21 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, but that was all, crashing out 4-1 in a series in which they only cracked the 100-point margin twice Any chance of a comeback was curtailed in what turned out to the final game of the series, when Lakers superstar James had a coming-together with Timberwolves guard Donte…
Other than improving at the center position and plugging their guard and wing depth, the Los Angeles Lakers have to make sure LeBron James returns to the team for his 23rd NBA season. While he was non-committal following their playoff exit against the Minnesota Timberwolves when it came to his immediate future, many expect him to be back this fall. He has a player option for the 2025-26 campaign, which he can turn down to become a free agent this summer in order to sign a new, slightly longer contract. He can, of course, simply decide to play out his…
After the Minnesota Timberwolves exploited Luka Doncic’s physical conditioning – capitalizing on his sluggishness on the defensive end – it became even more apparent that the five-time All-Star needs to get in better shape if he wants to thrive with a storied franchise like the Los Angeles Lakers. Time and again, even less talented and less experienced players have shown confidence in charging at “The Don” with aggressive play, as his body tends to give up against a hard-nosed playing style However, for John Salley, there’s no reason to panic just yet. As he sees it, the Slovenian maestro has…
Milan came from behind to beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A on Friday, in a dress rehearsal for next week’s showpiece match in Rome. Santiago Gimenez came off the bench to score a double, with Christian Pulisic also netting, as Milan made it three league wins in a row. Only points separate Milan and Bologna in Serie A, with the latter team having dropped to seventh following a run of just one win in six matches. But Conceicao wants his team to take lessons from Friday’s match. “From [Saturday], we will start preparing for the Coppa Italia. We have to…