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• Giannis On Future With Bucks, Career Goals, More
Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo recently sat down for an honest, insightful interview with Tania Ganguli of The New York Times, which is worth reading in full for any NBA fan. As Ganguli writes, the two-time MVP is eligible for a three-year extension in a few weeks, worth a projected $173MM. However, Antetokounmpo has no intention […]...2023
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• Danny Green calls Lakers ‘America’s team’
Danny Green thinks that the Dallas Cowboys should step aside for his team. After Saturday’s road win over the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers swingman reacted to the audible presence of Laker fans at the Toyota Center, including an “MVP” chant for LeBron James and a “Let’s Go Lakers” chant. “It’s been amazing,” said Green, per Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. “It just shows that thi...2020
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• Lakers faring well so far in Anthony Davis' three-game absence
The Lakers haven’t missed a beat with Anthony Davis out of their lineup for the last three games, beating Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Cleveland by an average margin of nearly 20 points per contest as the star big man recovers from a lower back injury. As Tania Ganguli of The Los Angeles Times writes, the team’s success prompted Davis to joke today that the Lakers don’t actually need him, but head c...2020
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• Lakers called Pistons about Reggie Bullock
The Lakers are among several teams that have contacted the Pistons about swingman Reggie Bullock, tweets Tania Ganguli of The Los Angeles Times. Detroit is listening to offers for Bullock, but hasn’t been tempted by anything it has heard so far, according to Ganguli. The 27-year-old has a $2.5 million expiring contract, so he wouldn’t impact the Lakers’ cap situation for free agency this summer. G...2019
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• Report: Lakers have been ‘adamant’ about not trading Lonzo Ball
The next few weeks will be filled with rumors linking the Los Angeles Lakers to Anthony Davis, but the question of what they would give up lingers. Guard Lonzo Ball will likely figure prominently in Laker trade rumors, but according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers have been internally adamant that the second-year guard is not available. Obviously the Lakers were adopting this...2019
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• Lack of confidence in Ivica Zubac led Lakers to sign Tyson Chandler
The Lakers added Tyson Chandler today in a move that was made in part because the team’s lack of confidence in former second-round pick Ivica Zubac, Tania Ganguli of The Los Angeles Times reports. Zubac has had promising appearances as a Laker, like his game against Portland last week where he had nine points and eight rebounds. Still, Los Angeles is giving up 12.7 offensive rebounds per game this...2018
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• Magic Johnson: Josh Hart could start for Lakers
With his strong performance in Summer League, Josh Hart could be playing himself into a starting spot for the Los Angeles Lakers next season.Speaking with the media during a conference call on Friday, Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson had some high praise for the second-year guard.“Look at Josh Hart. He’s playing unbelievable in Las Vegas,” said Johnson, according to Tania Ga...2018
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• Report: Lakers Haven’t Offered Brandon Ingram in Potential Trades
The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t included Brandon Ingram in any potential trade offers “so far,” according to the L.A. Times‘ Tania Ganguli. But as Ganguli points out, Ingram could still be traded as the Lakers race to acquire Kawhi Leonard. A small update on where things stand with the Lakers and trade talks. A league […]
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• Harden explains why he's not recruiting in LeBron to Houston
In the past, we’ve seen a lot of NBA players take a very active role in recruiting top free agents to their organization. The Houston Rockets don’t seem inclined to do that with LeBron James.Despite having the likely league MVP in James Harden and a close friend of James in Chris Paul, there isn’t much of a recruiting effort going on. According to Harden, that’s because they don’t really believe t...2018
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• Lakers reportedly have no plans for Brook Lopez buyout
It sounds like you can scrap any talk of the Los Angeles Lakers buying out Brook Lopez.ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported on Thursday that Lopez wants to remain with the Lakers for the rest of the season even though the team looks like a longshot for the playoffs. The Los Angeles Times’ Tania Ganguli supplemented that report and said the team has no plans to buy him out. Lopez, 29, is averaging 12 p...2018