Lakers Nation

The Los Angeles Lakers completed one of the biggest trades in professional sports history earlier this year when they acquired five-time All-Star Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. The move changed the landscape of the NBA for years, if not decades to come, with Doncic now the face of a Lakers franchise as he enters the prime of his career. While Lakers fans were thrilled … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Don Nelson Wore Luka Doncic Nike Shoes To Protest Mavericks’ Trade

Current Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic made headlines early in his career when he said it is easier to score in the NBA than it was in Europe. So far though, Doncic has proven that be true as in seven seasons, he has been named to five All-Star teams and collected five First Team All-NBA nominations while averaging 28.6 points. Doncic’s career is off to a historic start … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Luka Doncic Explains Why He Said It’s Easier To Score In NBA Than Europe

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is looking to win his first NBA Championship and like a lot of other athletes, he is using Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant as inspiration. Gilgeous-Alexander never got the chance to meet or play against Bryant, but his MVP season has led to comparisons to the five-time champion that wore the purple and gold for 20 … [Read more...] about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Hopes To Be ‘Somewhere Close’ To Level Of ‘Favorite Player’ Kobe Bryant

For the better part of the past decade, the Los Angeles Lakers’ draft and scouting department has done an outstanding job of identifying talent at all different stages of the draft. One of their more forgotten selections was center Ivica Zubac, whom they selected 32nd overall in the 2016 NBA Draft. The Lakers ended up trading Zubac to the L.A. Clippers midway through his second … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Ivica Zubac Fondly Recalls Working Out With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar