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Russell Westbrook knows his role with the Los Angeles Lakers may be different from the one he's had for most of his career. But Westbrook says that doesn't matter to him. "I'm all-in on whatever it takes for this team to win," Westbrook said. "I'm prepared for whatever comes my way." Westbrook also said he doesn't need to feel wanted by the Lakers. He's going to do his job, … [Read more...] about Russell Westbrook: All-In On Whatever It Takes For Lakers To Win

Anthony Davis said that he was approaching this season with the Los Angeles Lakers with an underdog mentality during media day. "We're treating this season like we have a chip on our shoulder. We're the underdogs ... they're not talking about us, and that's fine. You know, we'd rather be under the radar," said Davis. The Lakers failed to make the playoffs last season, with … [Read more...] about Anthony Davis On Upcoming Lakers Season: 'We're The Underdogs'

Dennis Schroder is "working through visa issues" in Germany and may not report to training camp until next week, according to Rob Pelinka. Schroder recently signed a veteran's minimum contract with the Lakers following his performance at EuroBasket. … [Read more...] about Dennis Schroder May Not Report To Lakers Training Until Next Week Due To Visa Issues

New Lakers head coach Darvin Ham isn’t committing to having Russell Westbrook in his starting lineup to open the 2022/23 season, telling reporters on Monday that the team has a “variety of options to fill in our backcourt,” as Kyle Goon of The Southern California News Group tweets. It might have made a bad situation in Los Angeles worse if Westbrook had been pulled from the … [Read more...] about Lakers Notes: Westbrook, Beverley, Nunn, Brown, Walker, Schröder

7:40pm: The team has officially signed both Ryan and Bacon, the team tweets. 7:03am: The Lakers intend to sign free agent swingman Matt Ryan to a non-guaranteed contract, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). According to Charania, the team is also working toward an agreement on a camp deal with free agent wing Dwayne Bacon. Ryan, 25, signed a two-way contract … [Read more...] about Lakers Sign Matt Ryan, Dwayne Bacon