Guard Marcus Smart has agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and plans to sign a two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers after clearing waivers, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Smart, the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year and a three-time All-Defense first-team member, will have a player option on his new Lakers deal to …
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Without Bronny James and Dalton Knecht sitting out, the Lakers ended their Summer League journey with a 106-84 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Cole Swider scored 17 points with six rebounds. R.J. Davis ended with 17 points and three assists. Sir’Jabari Rice pitched in with 14 points and three rebounds. Ethan Taylor had 15 points, five rebounds, …
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The Celtics used a dominant defensive second quarter to propel a 87-78 comeback win over the Lakers Thursday night in Summer League action at Thomas and Mack Arena. Boston trailed by as many as seven points in the first half but held the Lakers to just nine points in the second quarter to erase that early deficit and take the …
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LeBron James’ public posturing may all just be for show. James and the Lakers have not discussed any trade or buyout scenarios and he is expected to remain a Laker by the time training camp begins in the fall, The Athletic reported on Wednesday. Trade speculation has been running rampant since right before the start of NBA free agency, when …
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LAS VEGAS — LeBron James shook hands with Rob Pelinka, joked with JJ Redick, talked golf with Austin Reaves and posed for pictures with his team’s newest players, Jake LaRavia and Deandre Ayton. At the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday night, James did everything you would expect a member of the Los Angeles Lakers to do. In the sections …
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Even with all the sports dignitaries in attendance and even though they were watching a rivalry game of sorts between the Lakers and Clippers, the fans inside the Thomas & Mack Center still were mostly enamored with Bronny James. That is the kind of drawing power James had even with his dad, LeBron James, watching again from his baseline seats. …
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Bronny James had his best showing of the summer and Cole Swider continued his strong play, but the rest of the Lakers struggled mightily as the Clippers earned a 67-58 win. Bronny dazzled with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. Cole Swider ended with 16 points and four rebounds. Dalton Knecht struggled mightily, ending with eight points on 3-15 …
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LeBron James and his current status with the Lakers has been a topic of conversation that has permeated the summer. With this being the NBA offseason, we have slowly gotten morsels of knowledge on what, if any, contract conversations occurred between the 40-year-old superstar and the Los Angeles franchise. We do know LeBron opted into the final year of his …
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Several teams have already registered interest in Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James as a potential trade acquisition, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. During Saturday night’s clash between the Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans in the Las Vegas Summer League, McMenamin reported that Rich Paul, James’ agent, was contacted by four teams with interest in trading for the four-time MVP. …
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