The Lakers lost to the the Clippers 116-109 on opening night of the 2020/21 NBA season, the night began with a touching ring ceremony and ended with a Lakers loss. Key Performances Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were just too much for the Lakers tonight. Paul George went nuclear dropping 33 points in 36 minutesContinue reading “Lakers vs Clippers Game Recap”
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Lakers Regular Season Preview
The Lakers begin their quest for championship 18 on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Clippers. In just two short months the Lakers went through an entire off-season and are about to begin the 2020/21 campaign with the smallest amount of time off any professional sports team has had in American history. Just like the entireContinue reading “Lakers Regular Season Preview”
Kyle Kuzma Signs Contract Extension
As reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Kyle Kuzma has signed a contract extension with the Lakers for three years, at 40 million dollars. He also has a player option for the 2023-24 season. Great For Both Sides This was a great move for both sides. The Lakers secure a young star at an amount thatContinue reading “Kyle Kuzma Signs Contract Extension”
Lakers 2020-21 Schedule released.
The NBA has released the first half of the NBA regular season schedule. Before today we knew the opening week schedule, and the pre-season schedule, but not really anything beyond that. Now we know what the first half looks like and you can see it for yourself below. The lack of information was particularly oddContinue reading “Lakers 2020-21 Schedule released.”
NBA Free Agency Begins Nov. 20th
According to a press release from the NBA and NBPA, free agency will begin on November 20th, which is very close to the NBA draft date of November 18th. Many have reported this, but I first saw this from Harrison Faigen on Twitter. You can look at his tweet and the press release here. TheContinue reading “NBA Free Agency Begins Nov. 20th”
NBA Players Association approves NBA December 22nd start.
According to Shams Charania the NBA Players Association has approved the NBPA’s proposal for the 2020-21 season to begin on December 22nd. This is no surprise. We’ve been seeing this as a possibility as soon as the NBA Finals was completed. Still, many thought December was too soon, but the money involved made a DecemberContinue reading “NBA Players Association approves NBA December 22nd start.”
Training camp likely to begin on December 1st
According to Marc Stein if the NBA season begins on December 22nd, training camp will begin on December 1st. The NBA off season schedule has been largely unknown minus the NBA draft happening on November 18th. At first it seemed January 18th, (MLK Day) was a likely date for the NBA to restart. But accordingContinue reading “Training camp likely to begin on December 1st”
NBA wants to resume play on Christmas Day.
According to sources from Shams Charania the NBA is targeting a Christmas Day start to the NBA season. This is a bit earlier than the January 18th MLK start many have predicted. For now this is just a rumor, but let’s discuss why they’d want to start so soon and what that means moving forward.Continue reading “NBA wants to resume play on Christmas Day.”
Lakers request Luol Deng to be removed from team books
According to sources talking to Shams Charania, the Lakers have requested for Luol Deng to be removed from team books. Luol Deng agreed to a buyout in 2018 and retired in October 2019. He is owed salary until 2022. What Does This Mean? Well clearly the Lakers want that money off the books so theyContinue reading “Lakers request Luol Deng to be removed from team books”
NBA Off Season Timeline
The NBA season official ended on October 11th when the Lakers won the NBA Championship over the Miami Heat. The Orlando bubble was an overwhelming success and went about as well as one could possibly hope for. But now the bubble is over, and all NBA players and staff have left the greatest place onContinue reading “NBA Off Season Timeline”
Lakers Takes 