Author: Soccerhuz
Anthony Davis could not help but grin. A moment earlier, the 10-time All-Star cut baseline and accepted a pass from P.J. Washington before throwing down a two-handed dunk for the first points in what would be a 120-101 win for his Dallas Mavericks over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Not a bad way to come back after missing six weeks with a groin injury. “I feel good,” Davis said after scoring 12 points and grabbing six rebounds. “I feel like I had a great rhythm, to be honest. I wasn’t trying to force anything. Davis shot 6-for-9 from the…
What seemed like a simple Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis swap between the Mavs and Lakers might not have been so straightforward—because, according to some, LeBron was pulling the strings all along. Fox analyst Colin Cowherd didn’t just make this up. He pieced together the chaos in Dallas, from AD’s struggles to Kyrie Irving’s season-ending injury, and landed on one conclusion—LeBron saw it coming. One of the things that LeBron has, and I have never seen anything like it, is intuition… a guy that can see problems before they happen,” Cowherd said. Well, Colin might’ve been correct. Dwight Howard weighed in on…
However, Fansided’s Joseph Kallan predicts the organization will swing big by swapping Austin Reaves for a New Orleans Pelicans superstar with injury concerns in free agency. “Whenever a big-name player hits the trade block, the Lakers are always in the conversation,” Kallan wrote last Thursday. “This time, however, it’s not just speculation. The Lakers have already shocked the world by landing Luka Doncic, a move no one saw coming. If they were willing to shake up their roster for one superstar, why not go all-in on another. Zion (Williamson) would be a perfect fit alongside LeBron James — a downhill…
Luka Doncic has wasted no time getting buckets for the Los Angeles Lakers. The five-time All-Star is averaging 26.9 points on 41.3 percent shooting with 8.7 rebounds and 7.9 assists over 17 games since the Lakers shockingly acquired him at the trade deadline. The Dallas Mavericks dealt Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morriss to Los Angeles for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick. Since then, the Lakers (43-27) have maintained playoff positioning as the Western Conference’s fourth seed while the Mavericks (34-37) have fallen to 11th. Doncic has one more year in his contract before a player…
Coming off of an ugly 146-115 blowout loss to the lowly Chicago Bulls on Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers’ general manager Rob Pelinka may have shifted his mindset from the team’s goal of winning a title this season to his plans for this coming summer. The Lakers’ generational duo of Luka Dončić and LeBron James struggled mightily to initiate the team’s offense against Chicago, evidenced by a combined 12 turnovers and plus-minus figure of -36. With the conclusion of the 2024-25 season rapidly approaching, Pelinka might figure that this current iteration of the Lakers are not in a position…
When the Los Angeles Lakers shockingly traded for Luka Doncic, it was a seismic change for L.A. as they flipped their roster upside down. Thankfully, he was not moved by himself, as Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris were also traded to the Lakers with him. In addition to former teammate Dorian Finney-Smith, who was already on the Lakers, those players helped ease the star into this new situation. As his new teammates begin to see how dynamic of a player Doncic is, this is no surprise to Finney-Smith. After spending five and a half seasons together in Dallas, the veteran…
Was Stephen A. Smith the happiest person on LeBron James’ return game on Saturday? Maybe or maybe not. But he surely had an odd grin on his face while watching the clips of the match that witnessed the LA Lakers lose 115-146 to the Chicago Bulls. Now, here’s the doubt: Was the veteran happy that LA lost? Quite mysterious isn’t it. But, that’s beside the point. Because recently bumped into the Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and had a candid conversation. Well, this sudden meet was days before LeBron James came back to the court to have a “rusty” 17-point game…
The Los Angeles Lakers continue their push toward the postseason as they look to go after another NBA title. With stars LeBron James and Luka Doncic running the show, the Lakers believe that they can take down anyone in their way. But any good front office is thinking toward the future as well as the current times. James will be retiring soon but is likely to remain with the Lakers until then. However, Doncic is the wild card in everything. Doncic is eligible to sign an extension this summer but his desire to do so with the Lakers remains a…
On Feb. 2, the basketball world was turned upside down when the Dallas Mavericks unexpectedly traded franchise point guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and draft compensation. The move caught almost everyone outside of the two front offices off guard and quickly grabbed the attention of Doncic’s former teammate and fellow superstar Kyrie Irving, who had grown very close to Doncic after the two led the Mavericks to the NBA Finals last season. Since the trade, the Lakers have thrived, remaining in the top five of the Western Conference standings, while…
AC Milan have now submitted a £33m offer for a “fantastic” Chelsea player, having identified him as a major target, and they are confident that a deal will be done, according to a new report. The Blues have developed a reputation for stockpiling talented young players, and they are showing no signs of slowing down, having completed an out-of-window double swoop for Sporting CP’s Dario Essugo and Geovany Quenda. It seems like the west Londoners have no plans to stop there, either, having already made an enquiry over a move for Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz, while they are also looking…