Photo Credit: Orange County Register Point guard Jose Calderon is expected to sign with the Golden State Warriors once he is bought out by the Los Angeles Lakers. Calderon, 35, has been in the NBA for 12 seasons and has played for 5 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 72 games and averaged 28.1 minutes per game, 7.6 … Continue reading Calderon To Sign with Warriors
Photo Credit: Orange County Register The Houston Rockets have traded point guard Tyler Ennis to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for point guard Marcelo Huertas. Ennis, 22, has been in the NBA for 3 seasons and has played for 3 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 46 games and averaged 14.2 minutes per game, 4.5 points per game, 1.6 rebounds per … Continue reading Rockets Trade Ennis to Lakers for Huertas
Photo Credit: NBA The Los Angeles Lakers have traded shooting guard Louis Williams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for small forward Corey Brewery and a 2017 first round NBA Draft pick. Williams, 30, has been in the NBA for 12 seasons and has played for 4 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 67 games and averaged 28.5 minutes per … Continue reading Lakers Trade Williams to Rockets for Brewer and 2017 First Round Pick
Photo Credit: Celtics Life The Boston Celtics (32-18) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (17-36) at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, by a score of 113-107 to become the first team in NBA history to notch their 3,253th all-time victory as an NBA franchise. Both the Celtics and the Lakers entered the game tied for the NBA lead with 3,252 all-time victories in the histories of their … Continue reading Celtics Defeat Lakers To Earn Victory #3,253
Photo Credit: ESPN At Staples Center in Los Angeles California, the Los Angeles Lakers (3-3) took care of business at home against the Golden State Warriors (4-2) to win by a score of 117-97 to snap the Warriors’ winning streak. The loss was the first road loss for the Warriors this season, and the win kept the Lakers unbeaten at home. Shooting guard Louis Williams … Continue reading Lakers Defeat Warriors, Bring Curry’s Streak to a Halt
Photo Credit: ESPN on Twitter For just the second time in NBA history and first time since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it back in 1975, a player has recorded a triple double while scoring 50 or more points in a game. That player, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Westbrook, was the man of honor in tonight’s 113-110 win at home over the Phoenix Suns. He became the … Continue reading Westbrook Notches 50 Points in Triple-Double; Second Time in NBA History
Photo Credit: YouTube Kobe Bryant: The Los Angeles Lakers’ shooting guard nicknamed the “Black Mamba”retired at the end of the 2015-2016 NBA season. In the last game he ever played, he played against the Utah Jazz, and he dropped 60 points. His season average for points per game was 17.6 points, which was among the lowest season averages of his career, so the 60-points performance was a great way for him … Continue reading Top Three NBA Legends Who Retired This Year
Photo Credit: NBA (all) Note: Statistics are per 36 minutes. Los Angeles Lakers (2015-2016 Season Record: 17-65) Point Guard: D’Angelo Russell 16.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 0.2 blocks, 1.5 steals, 41.0% FG%, 35.1% 3P%, 73.7% FT% Shooting Guard: Jordan Clarkson 17.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.1 blocks, 1.2 steals, 43.3% FG%, 34.7% 3P%, 80.4% FT% Small Forward: Luol Deng 13.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.4 … Continue reading #28 Los Angeles Lakers
Photo Credit: CBS Sports The Los Angeles Lakers and power forward Thomas Robinson have agreed to a 1-year contract. Robinson, 25, has been in the NBA for 4 seasons and has played for 5 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 71 games and averaged 12.9 minutes per game, 4.3 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, 0.6 assists per game, 0.5 blocks … Continue reading Lakers, Robinson Reach Contract Agreement
Photo Credit: balldontstop.com The Los Angeles Lakers and small forward Metta World Peace, who was formerly known as Ron Artest, have agreed to a contract extension. World Peace, 36, has been in the NBA for 16 seasons and has played for 6 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 35 games and averaged 16.9 minutes per game, 5.0 points per game, 2.5 … Continue reading Lakers, World Peace Reach Contract Extension Agreement
Photo source: NBC Los Angeles This is part two of a series titled “What Should Have Been,” documenting players and teams in NBA history who should have been great, but were held back by injuries. Reading the title, one might wonder, when have the Lakers not lived up to their potential? To answer that question, let’s go back to June 25, 1979, when the … Continue reading What Should Have Been: Los Angeles Lakers
Photo Credit: cn.hujiang.com The Los Angeles Lakers and power forward Yi Jianlian have agreed to a 1-year, $8 million contract. Jianlian, 28, has been in the NBA for 5 seasons and has played for 4 different teams. The last season during which he played, he played in 30 games and averaged 6.8 minutes per game, 2.6 points per game, 1.6 rebounds per game, 0.2 assists per game, 0.3 blocks per game, and 0.2 steals per game. … Continue reading Lakers, Jianlian Reach Contract Agreement
Photo credit: Bleacherreport.com Ben Simmons: Simmons is the clear front-runner for the award. Although the LSU graduate probably won’t be able to carry the 76ers to the playoffs this year, he appears to have an amazing future in the NBA. Brandon Ingram: Drafted to the Lakers with the second overall pick in the draft, Ingram has the ability to keep up with veteran players and can maybe fill a little of … Continue reading NBA Rookie of the Year Predictions
Photo Credit: FOX Sports Center Timofey Mozgov has officially signed a 4-year, $64 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Mozgov, 29, has been in the NBA for 6 seasons and has played for 3 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 76 games and averaged 17.4 minutes per game, 6.3 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game, 0.4 assists per … Continue reading Mozgov Officially Signs Contract with Lakers
Photo Credit: dailyknicks.com The Chicago Bulls have officially traded point guard Jose Calderon and 2 future 2nd round draft picks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for draft rights to Ater Majok, 29, who has never played in an NBA game, and the ability to clear cap space to sign shooting guard Dwyane Wade. Calderon will be owed $7.7 million during the upcoming NBA season. Calderon, … Continue reading Lakers-Bulls Trade Becomes Official
Photo Credit: nba.com The Los Angeles Lakers and point guard Marcelo Huertas have agreed to a 2-year multi-Smillion contract extension. Huertas, 33, has been in the NBA for 1 season, and that was with the Lakers. In his lone season in the NBA, he played in 53 games and averaged 16.4 minutes per game, 4.5 points per game, 1.7 rebounds per game, 3.4 assists per game, 0.1 blocks per game, and … Continue reading Lakers, Huertas Reach Contract Extension Agreement
Photo Credit: realtor.com Small forward Luol Deng has officially signed a 4-year, $72 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Deng, 31, has been in the NBA for 12 seasons and has played for 3 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 74 games and averaged 32.4 minutes per game, 12.3 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists per … Continue reading Deng Officially Signs Contract with Lakers
Photo Credit: rantsports.com Shooting guard Jordan Clarkson has officially signed a 4-year, $50 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. Clarkson, 24, has been in the NBA for 2 seasons, both with the Lakers. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 79 games and averaged 32.3 minutes per game, 15.5 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 0.1 blocks … Continue reading Clarkson Officially Signs Contract Extension with Lakers
Photo Credit: dailyknicks.com The Chicago Bulls have agreed to trade point guard Jose Calderon and 2 future 2nd round draft picks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for rights to an undetermined player and the ability to clear cap space to sign shooting guard Dwyane Wade. Calderon will be owed $7.7 million during the upcoming NBA season. Calderon, 34, has been in the NBA for … Continue reading Bulls Agree to Trade Calderon to Lakers to Clear Cap Space
Photo Credit: nba.com The Los Angeles Lakers and center Tarik Black have agreed to a 2-year, $12.85 million contract extension. Black, 24, has been in the NBA for 2 seasons and has played for 2 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 39 games and averaged 12.7 minutes per game, 3.4 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, 0.4 assists per game, … Continue reading Lakers, Black Reach Contract Extension Agreement
Photo Credit: realtor.com The Los Angeles Lakers and small forward Luol Deng have agreed to a 4-year, $72 million contract. Deng, 31, has been in the NBA for 12 seasons and has played for 3 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 74 games and averaged 32.4 minutes per game, 12.3 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists … Continue reading Lakers, Deng Reach Contract Agreement
Photo Credit: rantsports.com The Los Angeles Lakers and shooting guard Jordan Clarkson have agreed to a 4-year, $50 million contract extension. Clarkson, 24, has been in the NBA for 2 seasons, both with the Lakers. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 79 games and averaged 32.3 minutes per game, 15.5 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 0.1 … Continue reading Lakers, Clarkson Reach Contract Extension Agreement
Photo Credit: FOX Sports The Los Angeles Lakers and center Timofey Mozgov have reached a verbal 4-year, $64 million contract agreement. Mozgov, 29, has spent 6 seasons in the NBA thus far with the New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He is coming off of a season with the Cavaliers during which he played in 76 games and averaged 17.4 minutes per game, … Continue reading Lakers, Mozgov Reach Verbal Agreement
Photo Credit: theodysseyonline.com The legendary Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kobe Bryant went out with a bang, scoring 60 points, a season-high for the entire NBA, in his final career game at the Staples Center on Wednesday night. It was the 6th time in his career which he posted 60 or more points in a game. He went 22 for 50 from the field and … Continue reading Kobe Goes Out with a Bang
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