Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton hopes to grow as a rim protector to reach his full potential as an NBA player.

The Los Angeles Lakers brought in Jake LaRavia as a free agent, much to the joy of Austin Reaves, who sent a welcome message to him.

Cooper spent his entire NBA career with the Lakers, appearing in 873 regular-season games with the franchise. Though Cooper was mostly utilized in a reserve role, that didn’t stop him from being a key piece in a Lakers organization that won plenty of titles during the 1980s.

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If LeBron James requests a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA legend will be heavily linked to the New York Knicks. Why? Well, because it’s New York, the biggest media market, and the Knicks have Leon Rose and Mike Brown.

NBA is abuzz with a potential blockbuster trade involving LeBron James. The Lakers are reportedly considering a three-team deal with the Mavericks and Jazz. Dallas would unite James with former teammates Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis.

While a splashy move has not occurred thus far in the offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers, the team has been workmanlike in aiming to fill some preexisting hol