Tag: Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka on Thursday explained the team’s logic for pulling off its draft-week trade with the Brooklyn Nets, which included shipping out promising point guard D’Angelo Russell in what amounted to a salary dump. The trade was made official Thursday. “One is we got an All-Star caliber [center] that can […]
After acquiring it along with the 42nd pick in exchange for sending the 28th pick to the Utah Jazz, the Los Angeles Lakers drafted former Villanova standout Josh Hart with the 30th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Hart, a senior, was extremely productive at Villanova and projects as a relatively NBA-ready player right away. […]
With the number 28 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz select Tony Bradley.
The Los Angeles Lakers have selected Kyle Kuzma with the No. 27 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.
The Utah Jazz have a deal to acquire the Lakers No. 28 pick and will draft UNC’s Tony Bradley, sources say. The Utah Jazz have a deal to acquire the Lakers No. 28 pick and will draft UNC’s Tony Bradley, sources say. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 23, 2017 Utah will trade Nos. 30 and […]
The Los Angeles Lakers selected UCLA guard Lonzo Ball with the second pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.
Lakers guard Nick Young will decline his option and become a free agent, a source told Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski via Twitter
Cody Taylor breaks down the Lakers-Nets trade that sends D’Angelo Russell to Brooklyn.
The NBA’s salary cap for the 2017-18 season is $99,093,000. Maximum salaries will start at approximately $24,773,250 for players with up to six years of experience, $29,727,900 for those with seven to nine and $34,682,550 for those in the league for 10 years or more. To generate additional spending power, teams can make trades and/or […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Timofey Mozgov and D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for Brook Lopez and 27th pick Thursday, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. For the Lakers, this is longer-term play to clear space for Paul George and LeBron James pursuit. Lonzo Ball on way at No.2 https://t.co/KxfdEuAUO0 — Adrian […]
