The debate over whether or not Luka Doncic, also known as “Luka Magic,” has lost his fourth-quarter magic is a hot-button issue. In the meantime, Doncic, 26, reportedly asked the Los Angeles Lakers to trade for a specific NBA player,

With the team's 2024-25 season in the rearview mirror far too soon, two key architects of the Los Angeles Lakers' future were seen meeting with five-time All-NBA First Team superstar guard Luka Doncic recently.

According to The Athletic, the Lakers are prepared to accommodate whatever terms Doncic prefers, whether it’s long-term security, short-term flexibility, or a calculated path to a supermax payday down the line.

Entering the playoffs, more money had been wagered on the Lakers to win the Finals than on any other team at multiple sportsbooks. That money will be staying with the house.

Hindsight makes that seem obvious, but I think we (and I include myself) were a little too tantalized by what the Lakers were able to do in some big moments this season while ignoring some of the deficiencies they were able to mask with effort and intensity.

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said Thursday the franchise is preparing for a busy summer as the club looks to rebuild its roster after a bitterly disappointing first round exit in the NBA playoffs.

According to Jovan Buha and Sam Amick of The Athletic, the 40-year-old is not expected to take a pay cut to accommodate the Lakers like he did last offseason when he took about $2.7 million less in order to help the team stay under the second salary apron.

The Los Angeles Lakers' season ended Wednesday night as the Minnesota Timberwolves finished their first-round series with a Game 5 win in L.A. It was a disappointing end for a team that finished 50-32 with the No.

In his 21-year career, LeBron has never missed a playoff game, but the streak would have surely been snapped with a Lakers win in Game 5. According to reports, James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in Tuesday's game that would have cost him the series.