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The Los Angeles Lakers finally landed a starting-caliber center in Deandre Ayton, who was shockingly bought out by the Portland Trail Blazers ahead of free agency. Ayton was previously on an expiring $35 million price tag and Portland clearly did not view him as a building block of their future. Seeing how no teams were willing to give up assets for him, they decided to take … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Deandre Ayton Reveals Lessons Learned So Far In NBA Career

Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart will wear No. 36 for the upcoming 2025-26 season, making him the first player in franchise history to don it. Smart has only worn No. 36 during his NBA career, previously wearing the number for the Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies and Washington Wizards. Smart was one of two players who wore No. 36 during the 2024-25 season, with … [Read more...] about Marcus Smart Will Be First Player In Lakers Franchise History To Wear No. 36

The Los Angeles Lakers added former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart on a two-year contract after he was bought out by the Washington Wizards. Smart fills an immediate need for the Lakers, who were sorely missing a point-of-attack defender after losing Dorian Finney-Smith in free agency to the Houston Rockets. Smart is arguably the best defensive player surrounding … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Marcus Smart Excited To Play With LeBron James

The Los Angeles Lakers wanted to add some help on the perimeter this offseason and were able to do so with a pair of free agent signings, bringing in both Jake LaRavia and most recently Marcus Smart. Smart and LaRavia are very familiar with each other as they spend time together on the Memphis Grizzlies the last two seasons before both were traded at the 2025 trade deadline in … [Read more...] about Jake LaRavia Excited To Reunite With Marcus Smart On Lakers

As Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic gets acquainted with his new city, general manager Rob Pelinka and governor Jeanie Buss are trying to make this process seamless. Doncic’s departure from the Dallas Mavericks was untimely and unwarranted, so L.A. needs to fill that void and make him feel wanted. But now that time has passed, Doncic is beginning to get into shape for next … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Luka Doncic Believes Soccer Helped Him With Footwork In Basketball