AP Photo/Rich PedroncelliThe Los Angeles Lakers are officially in the win column at NBA Summer League in Sacramento, California.Los Angeles defeated the Sacramento Kings 84-74 in Wednesday’s battle to improve to 1-1 following a loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday. Sacramento dropped to 0-2 after losing to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.As is…
NBA free agency got off to a furious start from the moment the moratorium window opened on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET. Within minutes, Lonzo Ball was going to the Chicago Bulls, Kyle Lowry was going to the Miami Heat, Mike Conley Jr. was back in Utah, and Chris Paul had up to $120 million…
It took almost 20 years, but the opening week of free agency gave us something the basketball world had been waiting for since 2003. Carmelo Anthony announced Tuesday that he was joining the Los Angeles Lakers, teaming up with LeBron James for the first time in his career. Now, two players whose careers began similarly,…
The Chicago Bulls spent the 20+ years following the end of their Michael Jordan-led dynasty as the biggest small market team in the NBA. With John Paxson as the long-tenured leader of the front office under owner Jerry Reinsdorf, the Bulls built their teams with a conservative approach that prioritized stability, flexibility, and profitability. When…
AP Photo/Rich PedroncelliThe Los Angeles Lakers are busy overhauling their roster as the 2021-22 season approaches, but they lost their Summer League opener in Sacramento, California, on Tuesday.The Miami Heat emerged with an 80-78 victory thanks to clutch free throws from Omer Yurtseven in the final 10 seconds. Austin Reaves had a chance to be…
Jacob Kupferman/Associated PressShooting guard Malik Monk reportedly signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 23-year-old has never quite lived up to being the No. 11 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He did average career highs in points (11.7 PPG) and three-point percentage (40.1 percent) in the 2020-21…
