Category: ‘Lakers Front Office’
Why the Los Angeles Lakers Need to Take the Risk and Trade Pau Gasol
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:27 PM
***PHOTO1***The media is in a frenzy today over the struggling Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers sport four future Hall-of-Famers, a former Defensive Player of the Year in Metta World Peace, and a former Sixth Man of the Year in Antawn Jamison. They have an assortment of riches, yet they have...
3 Players the Los Angeles Lakers Should Trade for to Improve Their Roster Before February Trade Deadline
January 2nd, 2013 at 6:19 PM
***PHOTO1***The Los Angeles Lakers fell to 15-16 last night in a 103-99 loss at home to the Philadelphia 76ers. Los Angeles is now 9-9 since coach Mike D’Antoni took over the team. D’Antoni deserves some of the blame for the Lakers below-average play since he arrived but at some point...
Owner of Staples Center and Part-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, AEG up for Sale
September 19th, 2012 at 4:24 PM
***PHOTO1*** The Anschutz Entertainment Group announced yesterday that the company is up for sale. AEG owns 30% of the Lakers, Staples Center, the Home Depot Center, the Los Angeles Kings, the Los Angeles Galaxy, and LA Live. The Los Angeles Lakers have 11 years left on their lease deal with AEG...
Los Angeles Lakers Looking to Sign Leandro Barbosa, Should Consider Other Options
September 13th, 2012 at 5:28 PM
***PHOTO1*** Despite the Lakers’ headline-grabbing offseason moves that put together the best starting five in the NBA, GM Mitch Kupchak is still busy solidifying a somewhat thin Lakers’ bench. The Lakers are set at point guard, shooting guard, and power forward, not in terms of talent but in terms of players...
Los Angeles Lakers to Implement Complicated “Princeton Offense”: Will It Work?
August 25th, 2012 at 4:44 PM
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The lineup isn't the only thing Lakers’ General Manager Mitch Kupchak is shaking up this offseason. The Los Angeles Lakers are set to hire Eddie Jordan as an assistant coach to employ his distinguished Princeton Offense. Think of him as the equivalent of an offensive coordinator in football. The 57-year-old Jordan played...
5 Reasons Why the Los Angeles Lakers are the Favorite in the Western Conference Over the Oklahoma City Thunder
August 24th, 2012 at 2:53 PM
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The Los Angeles Lakers have been busy this off-season. With big name acquisitions, like Dwight Howard and Steve Nash, the Lakers are now the favorites in the Western Conference for five reasons:
1. Defense
Lakers head coach Mike Brown is excited his new starter at the 5 spot happens to be the...
Los Angeles Lakers Add Antawn Jamison, an Instant Boost to Bench
July 24th, 2012 at 12:50 PM
***PHOTO1*** The Lakers recently signed 14 year veteran, F Antawn Jamison to a one-year deal. Jamison, who averaged 17.2 ppg, and 6.3 rpg last year will make the veteran’s minimum for the purple and gold next year. Jamison was drafted by the Toronto Raptors back in 1998. He wasn’t with...
Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant Sees Light at End of Tunnel for His Career
July 14th, 2012 at 12:48 PM
***PHOTO1*** After 17 years in the NBA, Kobe Bryant is still one of the top three players in the league. This past season Bryant averaged 27.9 points per game; good enough for second in the NBA. Nonetheless, Kobe is at the end of his career, and past his prime.
In a...
Steve Nash, First Useful Los Angeles Lakers Point Guard in 15 Years
July 10th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
When Kobe Bryant dribbled across the lane and shot over Boris Diaw in the last second of game 4 of the first round of the 2006 NBA Playoffs, Steve Nash stood under the basket and watched the ball drop through the hoop to his feet. At that moment, if you...
