Analysis / 20h ago
JJ Redick Should Give the Lakers' Wing Starters Time to Fail
Redick calls adversity his biggest unknown. I want patience with missed shots, a clear standard for missed assignments and a fair run for his starting forwards.
Opinion / 20h ago
Luka Doncic's Lakers Title Pledge Should Start With His Own Play
Analysis / 1d ago
Austin Reaves Should Lead the Lakers One Conversation at a Time
Analysis / 1d ago
Cameron Carr Should Earn His Lakers Minutes Without the Ball
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Luka Doncic Should Make the Warriors Defend the Paint First
Doncic's two-point shooting and trips to the line give the Lakers a better opening-night starting point than a contest of difficult threes.
Analysis / 2d ago
Cap Luka Doncic at 34 Minutes. The Lakers' Season Depends on April
Doncic played 38 or more minutes in 27 of his 64 games last season, then went down in a 96-139 loss at Oklahoma City on April 2 and missed the entire playoffs. I would take a few lost regular-season wins over that.
Analysis / 3d ago
Don't Waive Dalton Knecht: Trade Him for Whatever the Lakers Can Get
Knecht made 37.6% of his threes as a rookie and played 10.2 minutes a game last season. His preseason (3-of-12 from the field) is a bad reason to give a 25-year-old first-round pick away for nothing.
Analysis / 5d ago
Matisse Thybulle Is the Lakers' Wing Stopper, If He Stays Healthy
Thybulle's steal rate last season was two and a half times Marcus Smart's, and he made 41.1% of his threes over the past two seasons. He also played only 45 games in those two years.
Analysis / Oct 14, 2026
Keep Bronny James as the Lakers' 15th Man, Despite the Turnovers
Bronny has 11 points and 12 turnovers in four preseason games. Last season he turned it over 25 times in 375 minutes. The sample is bad, and it is also 70 minutes.
Analysis / Oct 13, 2026
Jake LaRavia's Three-Point Shot Is the Lakers' Quiet Swing Factor
LaRavia shot 35.3% from three over his first 39 games last season and 27.9% over the last 43. He is 6-of-11 this preseason, and the more telling number is how often he shoots.
Analysis / Oct 12, 2026
Reaves Blames Himself and Luka for the Turnovers. The Rest Owns More
Doncic and Reaves committed 13 of the Lakers' 67 preseason turnovers in about 9% of the minutes. That is a bad rate, but the other 54 came from everyone else, including a night they both sat.
Analysis / Oct 10, 2026
Collin Sexton Should Lead the Lakers' Bench Unit, and Play 25 Minutes
Sexton shot 40.1% from three and .615 true shooting for Charlotte and Chicago last season. Grimes and Bronny James are well behind him, and Redick says he is dealing with a lower leg injury.
Analysis / Oct 8, 2026
The Lakers Replaced LeBron's Shooting. Nobody Replaced His Passing
LeBron James took 1,989 minutes, about 13% of the points and one in five of the assists with him to Philadelphia. The new shooters help the spacing. The playmaking hole is the one still open.
Lakers News / Oct 7, 2026
Buss Siblings Fire Back at Jeanie, and the Calendar Favors the Sale
Five of Jeanie Buss's six siblings filed their formal opposition Wednesday. The hearing on her petition is now set for after the November league vote the buyers are expecting.
Analysis / Oct 7, 2026
Redick Called the Lakers' Loss Unacceptable. Don't Panic Yet
Without Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler, the Lakers lost 124-98 in San Francisco. JJ Redick was right to be angry, but the game was an audition for the last rotation spots.
Lakers News / Oct 5, 2026
Walker Kessler Left Utah on His Terms. Now He Has to Anchor the Lakers
Kessler's camp convinced the Jazz he would take the qualifying offer and walk in 2027. The Lakers paid two unprotected firsts to get him. He says his shoulder has never felt better, and the depth behind him is thin.
