Tag: Los Angeles Lakers
Matt John continues Basketball Insiders’ underrated series by looking at which executives had their efforts fall under the radar this season.
David Yapkowitz ventures west to continue Basketball Insiders’ Free Agent series with the Pacific Division.
Title aspirations for the Los Angeles Lakers hinge on the health of their two big stars, but figuring out the three best players to put alongside them in close games could determine their fate. Chad Smith writes.
The Rockets’ and Clippers’ strong commitments to small-ball show that the Lakers’ opponents are zeroed in on stopping LeBron James. If the Lakers want their next title, Anthony Davis has to prove he can take over for a contender. Matt John writes.
Matt John starts off Basketball Insiders’ The Stretch Run by taking a look at the Pacific Division franchises on the playoff bubble.
The trade deadline has come and gone and a large contingent of playoff teams did not make a move. Chad Smith looks at four contenders that stood still at the deadline. For some, there may still be a window of opportunity to improve their team before the postseason begins.
Following an epic NBA Trade Deadline, Matt John takes a look at which teams lost out when the bell struck at 3 p.m. on Feb. 6.
With only one day left before the chaos, Jordan Hicks looks at all the major stories revolving this year’s NBA Trade Deadline.
Of all the NBA’s tributes to Kobe Bryant this week, the prodigious scoring from the league’s shooting guards has been the most appropriate and lasting.
