Author: Soccerhuz
As rumours continue to arrive over Arsenal’s summer transfer plans, new sporting director Andrea Berta is now reportedly keeping a close eye on a somewhat cheaper attacking option who has scored 25 goals this season. Whilst it’s easy to list the absurd number of injuries that Arsenal have suffered throughout the current campaign, their Premier League form since the return of Bukayo Saka has highlighted their clear problems for all to see. And Berta must address those issues in his first summer in charge. Even though their form has come at a time when the Premier League title has drifted…
21-time All-Star Los Angeles Lakers power forward LeBron James could enter unrestricted free agency this summer. Following a second straight challenging 4-1 first-round playoff series loss, this time not to the Denver Nuggets for once (All-Stars Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, and the rest of their Minnesota Timberwolves were the culprits this spring), the Lakers face a challenging summer. Los Angeles needs to reconstruct its roster around its new most important player, five-time All-NBA First Team guard Luka Doncic (who, at 26, is 14 years James’ junior). Doncic clearly needs a rim-rolling lob threat. He had two in the Dallas Mavericks’…
It’s going to take some time for Lakers fans — and head coach JJ Redick — to move past these playoffs. It wasn’t a great showing by Redick, highlighted by his Game 4 decision to play the same lineup for the entire second half. Not only was it detrimental in that contest, but it likely cost the team the series and their postseason hopes, as the defeat dropped them to a 3-1 hole in the series they didn’t get out of. The reactions from fans and analysts were strong, but at least according to LeBron James, the team did not…
Santiago Gimenez insists Milan are ‘ready’ for the Coppa Italia Final after beating Bologna 3-1 in Serie A, while Christian Pulisic feels they finally ‘found some consistency.’ victory in all competition for the Rossoneri, although it may well be too late to improve their Serie A position. Just like last week away to Genoa, they needed a slap to wake up, going behind to Riccardo Orsolini’s opener before turning it all around with a Gimenez brace and Pulisic for the 3-1 result. It is the ideal way for Milan to prepare for Wednesday’s Coppa Italia Final, which curiously will also…
The Los Angeles Lakers are entering a big offseason following a tough postseason exit. Despite entering the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, Los Angeles was bounced in the first round in five games by the Minnesota Timberwolves. One of the biggest questions surrounding the Lakers this offseason comes from star forward LeBron James. James is eligible to become a free agent this summer, and his plans remain unknown for next year. The star could either return to the Lakers, enter free agency, or retire. Retirement seems to be an option for James, but many around…
The Los Angeles Lakers’ brutal first-round 2025 NBA Playoff elimination at the hands of Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves sent the storied franchise back to the drawing board to prepare for next season. Though the group led by Luka Dončić and LeBron James failed to win more than one postseason contest, the organization could be viewed as the ultimate winner of the 2024-25 campaign, as recent updates have suggested that the 26-year-old phenom Dončić is completely invested in the team’s future. After experiencing his first taste of playing in Los Angeles, the 5-time First Team All-NBA selection and generational…
The Los Angeles Lakers badly need to acquire a starting-caliber defensive center this offseason. That deficiency was a big reason they got destroyed in the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and fixing it will be job one for them. But the Lakers also need more guard and wing depth. Another reason they did so badly versus Minnesota was their utter lack of scoring off the bench, and it resulted in them being held under 100 points in three of the five games of the series. In other words, according to Spectrum SportsNet analyst Mike Bresnahan,…
With essential decisions to make regarding contract extensions and trade targets, the Lakers should plan to check off every box possible. According to Sports Illustrated’s Ricardo Sandoval, the Lakers could cut ties with Austin Reaves this summer via a blockbuster summer trade. “The Lakers can offer Reaves a four-year, $89.2 million contract, which would be an upgrade from his current four-year, $53 million contract,” Sandoval wrote Thursday. “L.A. would love for him to sign; however, the expectation is he will decline that and opt out of his current contract after next season.” “If Reaves signs that extension, the Lakers will…
Arsenal have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their trip to Liverpool on Sunday. The Gunners head to Anfield this weekend looking to bounce back from going out of the Champions League on Wednesday night. Mikel Arteta’s side were beaten 2-1 by Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital as they exited the competition at the semi-final stage Arteta admitted after the game that some of his players were in tears and he must lift them for this clash with Liverpool. The Gunners are currently second in the Premier League, but they are being chased down by Manchester City. “This is…
One of the greatest coaches in NBA history Gregg Popovich officially announced his retirement from coaching this offseason after missing most of this season after suffering a stroke. The San Antonio Spurs legend will move into a front office role with the franchise, but over his 29 seasons as a head coach, he developed a number of long-lasting relationships throughout the league, including with Los Angeles Lakers legend LeBron James. James has faced off with Popovich’s Spurs in the NBA Finals three times and also played under him in the 2004 Olympics when the latter was an assistant coach under…