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• Does Rob Pelinka Feel Lakers Roster Can Compete For Championship?

  26-09-2024 16:32 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers held a press conference for general manager Rob Pelinka and new head coach JJ Redick, a few days ahead of Media Day next week, which will be followed by the start of training camp.
  With Redick’s introductory press conference not that long ago while sitting by Pelinka at the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo, the consensus seemed to be that Wednesday’s presser wouldn’t be much different, with the same topics discussed.
  However, with so m
  
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• Rob Pelinka: Lakers Striving For Continuity

  28-09-2024 20:30 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Despite coming off a disappointing first round playoff loss, the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t make any significant roster changes this offseason.
  Outside of drafting Dalton Knecht and Bronny James to replace Taurean Prince and Spencer Dinwiddie, the Lakers are heading into the 2024-25 season with the same roster from a year ago.
  While the Lakers have two tradable first-round picks at their disposal, general manager Rob Pelinka has constantly emphasized that it takes two to tango. He says he i
  
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• Lakers News: LeBron James Outlines Goals For 2024-25 Season

  28-09-2024 19:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is getting set to end his 22nd NBA season, which is tied with Vince Carter for the most in league history.
  James has accomplished everything there is in the NBA, whether it be championships, MVPs or scoring records. This season will be extra special for him as he will also make history by sharing the floor with his son Bronny James, who the Lakers drafted in the second round.
  With that being the case, LeBron’s goals for the upcoming season may be differ
  
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• Timberwolves Trade Karl-Anthony Towns To Knicks For Julius Randle & Donte DiVincenzo

  28-09-2024 18:15 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  As the Los Angeles Lakers report for training camp, their focus as far as game planning goes will be on the Minnesota Timberwolves as they play them in their first preseason and regular season games.
  That preparation will look a little difference now, however, as on the final weekend before Media Days kick off the 2024-25 season, the Timberwolves have completed a blockbuster trade with the New York Knicks.
  Minnesota is sending former No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks f
  
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• JJ Redick Discusses How Lakers Will Manage LeBron James’ Workload

  28-09-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  As Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James heads into his 22nd NBA season, managing his workload to stay healthy and fresh will be essential.
  James is coming off a season in which he played 71 regular season games which was exceptional, but it is hard to imagine that being the case again in 2024-25.
  This summer was an unusual one for James as he played for Team USA in the Paris Olympics, bringing home a third gold medal. That put extra stress on his body though and changed up his typical offseason
  
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• Magic Johnson: Lakers’ Bronny James Needs To Play Rookie Season In G League

  28-09-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson never shies away from sharing his opinion about his former team, especially when there are hot topics of discussion surrounding this team like there are right now heading into the 2024-25 NBA season.
  During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Johnson was asked his opinion about the situation with Lakers rookie and son of LeBron James, Bronny James. There’s been a lot of debate about whether Bronny is even an NBA-level talent at this point in his bask
  
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• Lakers News: JJ Redick Reveals What Rui Hachimura’s Role Will Be

  28-09-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  With training camp for the Los Angeles Lakers set to get underway next week following Media Day on Monday, Sept. 30, there’s been much debate about who will be in new head coach JJ Redick’s starting lineup and what roles his players will have during the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season.
  Unlike other head coaches in the league, Redick hasn’t made his starting lineup for opening night a secret. During a recent appearance on the Lowe Post podcast with Zach Lowe, the first-time head coa
  
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• Lakers Hire Dr. Vanessa Brooks As Head Athletic Trainer

  28-09-2024 04:51 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they have hired Dr. Vanessa Brooks as their head athletic trainer.Dr. Brooks spent the past five seasons as physical therapist and athletic trainer for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
  There was an opening for the position in the Lakers organization because Roger Sancho left to take a job with the Phoenix Suns.
  Dr. Brooks’ resume before joining the Thunder and NBA includes an undergrad degree from Georgia and a doctorate degree from Emory University in Atlan
  
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• Lakers News: JJ Redick Doesn’t View Coaching Bronny & LeBron James As Challenge

  27-09-2024 21:30 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have perhaps the most unique storyline in the NBA on their roster for the 2024-25 season. Head coach JJ Redick and the Lakers selected Bronny James with the 55th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, joining LeBron James and becoming the first father-son duo in league history.Bronny is viewed as more of a project, hence the late second-round selection. He has some NBA-ready skillsets, but needs to become more of a threat from the perimeter given his stature. But he’ll
  
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• Lakers News: Russell Westbrook Matching Mindset Of Kobe Bryant

  27-09-2024 20:25 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Whether the fans loved him or hated him, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant always knew how to get a reaction out of people when playing on the road.
  He was either booed by opposing fans or cheered by traveling Lakers fans, which was a credit to his greatness and the legacy he left behind. During his final season and farewell tour, all of those boos turned into cheers as everyone wanted to show their respect to Bryant one final time.
  One player who has always shared a similar mentality as Bry
  
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• Magic Johnson Compares Dodgers Star Shohei Ohtani To Michael Jackson

  27-09-2024 19:06 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  While the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2024-25 season is just around the corner, most fans have been locked in on the L.A. Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani’s historic run to lead them to the playoffs.
  Ohtani is a lock to win the National League MVP at this point after recently becoming the first player ever to have at least 50 home runs and stolen bases in the same season. That drew a congratulations from Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who is also a part owner of the Dodgers and huge Ohtani fan.
  In an
  
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• Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Believes Austin Reaves Can Make Leap Similar To Jalen Brunson

  27-09-2024 18:15 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  After originally going undrafted, Austin Reaves has developed into a really solid NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers as he heads into his fourth season.
  Reaves has been the Lakers’ most dependable player outside of their stars the last couple of seasons and the expectation is for him to take another leap this season under new head coach JJ Redick.
  One person who is bullish on Reaves is Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka as in an interview with ESPN LA Sports Radio, he predicted a leap s
  
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• Rob Pelinka: Christian Koloko Can Provide Center Depth For Lakers Once Cleared

  27-09-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers recently brought in former second-round draft pick Christian Koloko on a two-way contract, although they are still waiting for him to get cleared by the NBA.
  Koloko missed all of last season due to a severe blood clot issue and although he and the Lakers are optimistic that he is healthy enough to play, the official clearance needs to come from the league.
  Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka discussed why he believes that will ha
  
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• Lakers News: JJ Redick Claims Max Christie ‘Significantly’ Improved His Game

  27-09-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers training camp starting next week, general manager Rob Pelinka and new head coach JJ Redick spoke with the media on Wednesday. They answered several questions about what happened or did not happen throughout the NBA offseason and shared some thoughts on the players they have heading into the 2024-25 NBA season.
  Although the bulk of the questions were focused on the team’s inability to get much done over the summer regarding improving the roster, some question
  
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• LeBron James Has ‘Great Deal Of Respect’ For Caitlin Clark

  27-09-2024 01:59 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark took the WNBA by storm this season after coming in with a ton of hype, similar to LeBron James in the NBA in 2003.
  Also just like James and just about every other great player, Clark has her fair share of haters and doubters, which LeBron called out after a recent stellar performance from the 22-year-old.
  James has followed Clark’s career since she was starring at Iowa and not only relates to her, but is a fan as well, via Brian O’Keefe of Esquire:
  
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• Lakers News: JJ Redick Wants D’Angelo Russell To Have Career Year In 2024-25

  26-09-2024 20:02 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  D’Angelo Russell has essentially become the forgotten man this offseason as despite picking up his player option to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, not many people are talking about him going into the year.
  Russell is coming off one of the best seasons of his career and could have tested free agency but chose not to, likely signaling there wasn’t much interest around the league.
  So he will head into the 2024-25 season as JJ Redick’s starting point guard on the Lakers, and the
  
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• Lakers News: LeBron James Salutes Derrick Rose After Announcing Retirement

  26-09-2024 19:01 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  An NBA legend has decided to hang up his sneakers as Derrick Rose officially announced his retirement on Thursday morning after 15 seasons.
  Rose will always be one of the biggest “what ifs” in NBA history as he became the youngest player to win an MVP at age 22 but then dealt with numerous injuries that hampered his career.
  One person who looked at Rose as an equal is current Lakers star LeBron James as they battled for MVPs and in postseasons series’ over the years. They then
  
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• LeBron James Is Already Going At Bronny In Lakers Workouts

  26-09-2024 18:01 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Bronny James this offseason, which creates an interesting dynamic for the team considering his dad LeBron James is entering his 22nd NBA season.
  LeBron has dreamed about playing with Bronny for years and it is finally coming to fruition this season in L.A.
  With that naturally comes some health competition from the James boys though. In fact, general manager Rob Pelinka revealed during his press conference on Wednesday that LeBron has already been going at Bronny du
  
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• Lakers Injury Updates: Gabe Vincent, Rui Hachimura & Jalen Hood-Schifino Cleared For Training Camp

  26-09-2024 17:17 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Coming off a season in which numerous role players missed significant time, the Los Angeles Lakers are hoping for better injury luck in 2024-25.
  Unfortunately, things aren’t off to the greatest start as some of their players spent the summer rehabbing previous issues. Christian Wood recently underwent knee surgery and will miss the start of the season, while Jarred Vanderbilt will not be ready for the start of training camp.
  Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka revealed that Vanderbilt got p
  
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• JJ Redick Addresses Claims He ‘Skipped The Line’ To Become Lakers Head Coach

  26-09-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Once the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with former head coach Darvin Ham, it seemed their sights were set on bringing in JJ Redick to lead their team. Although they did make an offer to University of Connecticut coach Dan Hurley, Redick was one of the most consistent names throughout the process.So when the Lakers ultimately did hire Redick to become the head coach, it wasn’t much of a surprise. However, there were immediate critics of the hire. And most of the detractors focused on the f
  
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• JJ Redick Addresses Lakers’ Lack Of Center Depth Behind Anthony Davis

  26-09-2024 00:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Despite back-to-back postseason losses to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers did not address their need at the center position behind Anthony Davis this offseason.
  Christian Wood and Jaxson Hayes both picked up their player options to return to the team, but the former will miss the start of the season after undergoing knee surgery. So outside of Davis and Hayes, the only depth the Lakers currently have in the frontcourt are two-way players Christian Koloko, Colin Castle
  
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• Rob Pelinka Willing To Trade Draft Picks If It Leads To ‘Sustainable Lakers Excellence’

  25-09-2024 23:55 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Going into the offseason, Rob Pelinka spoke about the Los Angeles Lakers’ ability to use three first-round draft picks in order to improve the roster.
  The offseason came and went though, and they used one of those picks to draft Dalton Knecht while the rest of the roster remains unchanged. The Lakers will go into the 2024-25 season with two tradeable first-rounders in 2029 and 2031.
  At his press conference ahead of the start of training camp, Pelinka was again asked about his willingness,
  
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• Jarred Vanderbilt Update: Lakers Hopeful After Multiple Offseason Surgery On Feet

  25-09-2024 22:15 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  As the Los Angeles Lakers were looking to stave off elimination against the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, Jarred Vanderbilt was upgraded to questionable for Game 5 despite a right foot sprain.It represented the first time in more than two months that Vanderbilt was going to be potentially be available for former Lakers head coach Darvin Ham. However, the 25-year-old did not see the floor and the Lakers’ season came to an end that night.Now nearly five months later, Vanderbilt is
  
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• Lakers Rookie Dalton Knecht Will Have Chance To Earn Rotation Spot

  25-09-2024 21:25 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are entering the 2024-25 season having not made many major changes from last year when they were knocked out of the first round of the postseason in five games. Two of their biggest changes were swapping out their head coach — firing Darvin Ham and hiring JJ Redick — and selecting Dalton Knecht with the No. 17 overall pick in the NBA Draft.Knecht is not the average 17th overall pick by any measure. He was one of the best players in college basketball last seaso
  
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• Lakers News: Dalton Knecht Will Have Chance To Earn Rotation Spot

  25-09-2024 21:25 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are entering the 2024-25 season having not made many major changes from last year when they were knocked out of the first round of the postseason in five games. Two of their biggest changes were swapping out their head coach — firing Darvin Ham and hiring JJ Redick — and selecting Dalton Knecht with the No. 17 overall pick in the NBA Draft.Knecht is not the average 17th overall pick by any measure. He was one of the best players in college basketball last seaso
  
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• JJ Redick: Bronny & LeBron James Will Share Court ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’

  25-09-2024 19:20 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are home to two of the most historic teammates in NBA history with LeBron James and his son, Bronny, together. It’s the first time in league history that a father and son have been in the league at the same time, let alone the same team. This gives new head coach JJ Redick the chance to do something truly special for the two.At some point this season, LeBron and Bronny will be on the court at the same time, giving the all-time great a chance to live out a dream he ha
  
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• JJ Redick: Lakers Will Empower Anthony Davis To Win Big Awards

  25-09-2024 17:49 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis typically flies under the radar when it comes to NBA awards with him never winning Defensive Player of the Year despite being among the best defenders in the league for the last decade being a prime example.
  New Lakers head coach JJ Redick is partly responsible for that as a former media member that voted on those awards. He notably left Davis off his All-Defensive ballot completely, which definitely could have bothered the 31-year-old.
  But in an appearance
  
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• Lakers Video: LeBron James Shows Off New Olympic Ring Tattoo

  25-09-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has accomplished everything there is in his sport, although he is somehow finding a way to continue racking up the accolades despite being on the verge of turning 40.
  The latest example of that came this summer at the 2024 Olympics in Paris when James suited up for Team USA for the first time in 12 years.
  Not only did LeBron play in the Olympics, but he was USA Basketball’s best player and instrumental during their gold medal run. When things got tough,
  
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• JJ Redick: Lack Of Depth Not A Concern For Lakers

  25-09-2024 02:47 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Coming off an offseason in which the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t make any roster moves, many pundits are concerned about their lack of depth.
  The only changes the Lakers made this offseason were drafting Dalton Knecht and Bronny James to replace Taurean Prince and Spencer Dinwiddie, who were two rotation players that departed in free agency. While Knecht may be NBA-ready from the jump, James will likely need a year or two in the G League to develop his game.
  Additionally, the injury bug has
  
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• JJ Redick Reveals Lakers’ Starting Lineup

  25-09-2024 02:22 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Darvin Ham was always secretive with the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup, but it appears that won’t be the case under new head coach JJ Redick.
  It took a while for Ham to settle on one set starting lineup with injuries playing a big role in that. Once he did though, the Lakers took off and went 23-10 in the regular season with D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Rui Hachimira and Anthony Davis starting.
  In an appearance on the Lowe Post podcast with ESPN’s
  
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