Smith—could still play a valuable role in their pursuit of a championship. Finney-Smith was traded to the Lakers in late ...

But in three playoff games against Minnesota, the Lakers' lack of size ... varying states of health on its roster, Dallas has some options — and some crucial decisions to make.

The LA Lakers had championship aspirations heading into the 2025 postseason. General manager Rob Pelinka pulled off one of the most surprising trades the leage has ever seen, bringing Luka Doncic to ...

And that's brought the Lakers faithful back to the decisions made by Lakers GM Rob Pelinka in the days after the Doncic trade. He acknowledged the Lakers needed a shot-blocking center when he put ...

Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul defended Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick's decision to play a lineup an entire half in ...

James, 40, has a $52.6 million player option for next season that he must opt into by June 29 or become a free agent, and his ...

general manager Rob Pelinka has made it clear he intends to make the roster adjustments necessary to convince the 22-year veteran to stay on for the next phase of this Lakers project. Pelinka has ...

We just weren’t able to convert.” Redick’s decision to close was, in some ways, an indictment of the Lakers’ roster. He didn’t trust Vincent, Hayes, Jarred Vanderbilt or Jordan Goodwin ...

"We have a ways to go as a roster," Redick added ... of a couple of fortunate refereeing decisions. But Redick saw the overall results as fair to the Lakers, who attempted to contend for a ...

As of today, according to HoopsHype, the Lakers have $189.2 million committed to the 11 players, tentatively, on the roster for next ... The first two decisions are somewhat out of LA's hands.

Whether that proves to be the right or wrong decision down the line remains to be seen. But for right now, this just isn't a championship-caliber roster. It isn't close. Sure, the Lakers are a few ...