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Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports December 15 is the start of “unofficial trade season” in the NBA, but help might not be on the way for the Lakers just yet. Christmas isn’t until Dec. 25, but NBA Christmas comes 10 days earlier for trade-slop fiends. On Dec. 15, most players who signed new contracts in the offseason become trade-eligible. That includes LeBron James, … [Read more...] about How the luxury tax aprons affect the Lakers’ trade deadline options

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves and LeBron James led the Lakers to one of their best wins of the season against the red-hot Memphis Grizzlies. The Lakers picked up one of their best wins of the season on Sunday, taking down a Grizzlies team that came in riding high with a wire-to-wire win, 116-110. After opening up a 23-point … [Read more...] about Lakers declaw Grizzlies behind strong defensive showing

Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 116-110 win vs. the Grizzlies. At last, the Lakers were able to pair a strong defensive showing with even just an above-average offensive game on Sunday. The result was one of their best wins of the season, knocking off the Grizzlies, who had won 10 of their … [Read more...] about Player Grades: Lakers vs. Grizzlies

Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images The Milwaukee Bucks are off to a disastrous start this season, which has already caused trade buzzards to begin circling. The Milwaukee Bucks stumbled out of the gate this season, winning just two of their first 10 games. While they have since righted the ship, going 11-3 since their slow start, a team coached by Doc Rivers with Darvin Ham on … [Read more...] about Who could the Lakers trade for if the Bucks have a fire sale?

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images With depth being an issue, insiders believe the Lakers will be looking for a center and a point guard in the trade market to help improve the roster. Trade season unofficially begins on Dec. 15, when players who signed contracts over the summer will be able to switch teams. There were 85 free agents who signed in the … [Read more...] about Report: ‘Belief’ around NBA is Lakers want to trade for center, point guard