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Luka Doncic continued his recruiting tour with the Los Angeles Lakers, luring Marcus Smart to Hollywood after he and the Wizards agreed to a contract buyout. He plans to sign a two-year, $11 million deal with the Lakers, a contract that could easily age well. There are questions about which version of Smart LA will get, though. The 31-year-old spent …

The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on two-way center Trey Jemison III, the team announced on Monday. Jemison was signed to a two-way contract by the Lakers on Jan. 15 and he appeared in 22 games for the team, averaging 2.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 10.3 minutes. Jemison has appeared in 63 career NBA games (14 starts) across …

The Lakers continue to make moves this offseason. It was reported on Monday that the team was signing Christian Koloko and Chris Mañon to two-way deals, and now they are waiving Trey Jemison III. Jemison was signed onto a two-way deal last season and played in 22 games for the Lakers. He averaged 2.6 points and 2.8 rebounds for Los …

Despite entering the offseason well above the salary cap, the Lakers have been busy since free agency began. They split their $14.1 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception between Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia, and they just signed Marcus Smart to a two-year, $10.5 million deal via the bi-annual exception. Prior to signing Smart, the Lakers were already hard-capped at the first …

All of the Los Angeles Lakers’ work so far this offseason has come in the free agent market, and they’ve done so without the benefit of real cap space. By letting Dorian Finney-Smith walk in free agency, they opened up their full non-taxpayer mid-level exception of around $14 million, which they split between Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia. Ayton was …

The Los Angeles Lakers were reportedly focused on addressing their point of attack defense following their initial offseason moves and they managed to find a great solution in Marcus Smart as he reportedly intends to sign with the team after he clears waivers. Smart was bought out by the Washington Wizards, a move that most around the league saw coming …

UPDATE: As expected, the Lakers have reportedly waived Shake Milton. His contract was set to become guaranteed on Sunday, leading to the team parting ways with him. His release opens up cap space for the team to sign Marcus Smart, who will reportedly sign with the team after clearing waivers following a buyout from the Wizards, though another move will …

The single biggest piece of Los Angeles Lakers business — bigger than Jeanie Buss selling the team, bigger than the LeBron James drama, bigger than Austin Reaves’ declined contract extension and bigger than landing a starting center — has yet to occur. Luka Dončić, who became the face of the Lakers’ present and future the moment Rob Pelinka and the …

Luka Doncic can hit free agency next summer and sign with any team that he likes. He also can sign an extension starting next month to stay tied to the organization for another few years. Given that the Los Angeles Lakers have a secret weapon that will come available down the line, they may just be able to convince Doncic …

The Lakers have found their point-of-attack, defensive-mind wing defender in guard Marcus Smart, who has agreed to a buyout with the Washington Wizards and plans to sign a two-year, $11-million deal with Los Angeles, people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter confirmed to The Times on Saturday. Smart, the 2022 defensive player of the year when he played …