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The Los Angeles Lakers inserted Max Christie into the starting lineup in order to give them a primary on-ball defender on the perimeter. Regardless of how great Anthony Davis is at cleaning up his teammates’ mistakes, the Lakers sorely needed an improvement on the perimeter in order to take their defense to a respectable level. Now with Davis out due to an abdominal strain, the … [Read more...] about Max Christie: Lakers Perimeter Defenders Must Step Up With Anthony Davis Out

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis has been named a Western Conference reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, it was announced on TNT on Thursday. The Lakers star is averaging 25.7 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals per game in 42 games so far this season. This marks Davis’ 10th All-Star selection … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Anthony Davis Named Reserve For 2025 NBA All-Star Game

With Anthony Davis leaving the game early due to an abdominal strain, LeBron James did his best to put the Los Angeles Lakers on his back against the Philadelphia 76ers. But the Lakers defense had absolutely no answer for 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey, who finished with 43 points as L.A. fell 118-104 on the road. Maxey has developed into one of the NBA’s best young guards … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Tyrese Maxey Asked ‘Big Brother’ LeBron James For Jersey

The NBA announced the player pool for the 2025 Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend in San Francisco and Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht made the cut. In addition to Knecht, the other rookies that were chosen include Bub Carrington (Washington Wizards), Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs), Tristan Da Silva (Orlando Magic), Zach Edey (Memphis Grizzlies), Jared … [Read more...] about Lakers Rookie Dalton Knecht Named To Player Pool For 2025 Rising Stars Challenge

After getting hired by the Los Angeles Lakers this past summer, head coach JJ Redick had an uphill battle as a first-year coach with veterans like Anthony Davis and LeBron James on his team. The former 15-year NBA veteran is in an interesting situation of balancing James entering the latter stages of his career while potentially leading L.A. into its next phase. However, Redick … [Read more...] about Lakers News: Anthony Davis Admitted To Being Skeptical When JJ Redick Became Head Coach