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The second half of the 2024-25 season was a whirlwind for Luka Doncic, who was unexpectedly traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers, a stunning move that still seems surreal. It’s unprecedented for a team to trade a superstar who has yet to hit their prime, but making matters even more confusing is the fact Doncic never requested a trade. On the contrary, Doncic seemed intent on spending his entire career in Dallas so it was an emotional period for the Slovenian star. The Lakers are hardly complaining about the deal, though, as they landed a top-five…
It ended not with a parade, not with confetti, not with one final crowning moment beneath the Hollywood lights — but with a slow walk off the court and the static hiss of another season excruciatingly cut short. In a season that began with promises of redemption, the late-career brilliance of LeBron James and even a banner, the Los Angeles Lakers were silenced on their home floor with a 103-96 loss to the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves, ending their postseason in five games. The third-seeded Lakers, heavy favorites to dispatch Minnesota, never truly looked the part.. A Bubble, a mirage, a…
The LA Lakers enter the 2025 offseason with limited cap flexibility. They will rely on expiring contracts, minimal draft capital, and the taxpayer midlevel exception to address key roster gaps, including the center position, through trades. On Thursday, Lakers GM Rob Pelinka mentioned those issues, saying the team’s top offseason priorities are to add size at the center position and improve perimeter defense, particularly on the wings. The LA Lakers are now building around Luka Doncic, so any new additions must complement his ball-dominant style of play. However, the front office faces a tough offseason. The Lakers are operating without…
The Los Angeles Lakers just got a hard dose of reality in the 2025 Playoffs in the form of a gentleman’s sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. They were outclassed on both ends of the court as Anthony Edwards and company made them look slow, predictable, and outdated. For a franchise built on banners and superteams, losing in five games in the first round of the playoffs has to be considered somewhat of a crisis. Especially when you consider LeBron James is staring down his 41st birthday next year, and the Lakers’ bold gamble to pair him with…
One of the big issues facing the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason is whether LeBron James will be back. Yes, there is no doubt that he can still play and compete at a high level. However, the question is where? James has a player option with the Lakers, which he could easily opt into. But because of the arrival of Luka Doncic and the need to build around the Slovenian with players who maximize his potential, FS1’s Ric Bucher said he’d rather have “King James” take his talents to either the Dallas Mavericks or New York Knicks. “He goes to…
The year that Nico Harrison decided to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis less than a year after Doncic led the Mavs to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2011. This was a move that shocked the entire NBA world, and plainly, most people thought it was fake when it was first reported. That’s how bad of a deal it was for Dallas. Now, the Mavericks are having to press ahead as the Anthony Davis-Kyrie Irving era begins in Dallas. Things didn’t go as expected last season, as the Mavs missed the playoffs, but this…
Hernandez joined the Rossoneri from Madrid in 2019 and has blossomed into a star at San Siro. He’s closing in on 200 Serie A appearances having only played 13 times in La Liga for Los Blancos. The left-back was part of Zinedine Zidane’s 2017/18 Champions League-winning squad before opting for pastures new. The French international has developed into one of the world’s best at his position in Italy, and played a key role in Milan’s Scudetto triumph under Stefano Pioli in 2021/22. Hernandez stuck up a deadly dynamic with maverick winger Rafael Leao during the club’s pomp with Pioli at…
It’s been months since the trade that shook the entire NBA community, and some feel that the pressure is on Anthony Davis to prove that he’s worthy of being traded for Luka Doncic. According to Rich Paul, however, the responsibility isn’t on the players to validate the trade; it’s on the teams to follow up on the deal by building a proper championship roster. That’s not on the players. Those guys can go out and score 30 and 40, and 50. It’s the race of the front office, right? Who is going to make the proper moves for those guys…
The Luka Doncic trade is one of the rare moments in sports history where everyone remembers exactly where they were or what they were doing when the news broke. The moment the trade was announced, the Los Angeles Lakers became championship contenders. They were already performing well, but when you add a consensus top 10 player who is about to enter his prime, expectations get ratcheted up just a bit. Score big savings on furniture, home essentials, kitchenware, patio sets, and tech. They finished as the third seed in the Western Conference and were heavily favored to make a run…
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games during their first-round playoff series, and a big reason why was because of superstar guard Anthony Edwards. Throughout the series, Edwards was seen trash-talking Lakers fans, and he revealed that there was one exchange that the cameras did not catch. Edwards dominated the Lakers throughout this series, and he wasn’t afraid to fire some harsh words towards his opponent’s fanbase. After Game 1, Edwards was fined $50,000 by the NBA for directing inappropriate language and making an obscene gesture towards a fan before the action got underway. As it…