Shannon Brown Opts out of Contract, Will Still Consider Lakers
According to a Tweet that appeared in the feed of Los Angeles Times reporter Brad Turner, Lakers' backup guard Shannon Brown will exercise his player option and opt out of his contract with the Lakers, making him an unrestricted free…
NBA Officially Locked Out & The Top NBA News
Top Story After a meeting in New York City, the NBA owners have decided to lockout their players. For the first time since 1998-1999 their will be a work stoppage in the National Basketball Association. NBA locked out: Lakers Nation…
NBA Owners to Players: Lockout is Official
According to Ken Berger of CBS Sports the NBA officially locked out this afternoon after another failed attempt to avoid the first work stoppage in over a decade. Berger reports that the union has no plans to decertify, and will…
Lakers’ Fisher Leads Players to One More Pre-Lockout Meeting & The Top NBA News
Top Story The NBA Players Union and the league executives will have one final meeting on Thursday before the current CBA expires. The meeting will take place in New York and both sides hope to sign a new deal before…
Sixers’ Quin Snyder Likely to Join Brown’s Coaching Staff
According to a report from CSN Philadelphia, the 76ers head of player development Quin Snyder will likely be the most recent name added to Lakers' new Head Coach Mike Brown's staff. If the reports are true, Snyder, who has been…
Artest’s Agent Denies Truth to Finland Report
Despite earlier reports that the Lakers' Ron Artest will join a Finland professional basketball team later this summer, Artest's agent, David Bauman told the Los Angeles Times that no such thing was true. "I'm his agent and nothing has come…
J.J. Barea Open to Playing For Lakers & The Top NBA News
Top Story Jose Juan Barea of the Dallas Mavericks says he is open to playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Barea prefers to re-sign with the Mavericks, but he is still keeping his options open with other teams. Barea open…
If Shannon Brown Departs, Who Can the Lakers Replace Him With?
The Lakers acquired Shannon Brown in February 2009 in a trade that sent F Vladimir Radmonivic to Charlotte for Brown and Adam Morrison. The Lakers didn't expect to get too much out of this trade, other than to bolster up…
Lakers Nation Fastbreak Minute: Coaching, Roster and Name Changes
There is much to be caught up on in Laker Land this week. A member of the organization for over a decade will be relocating to the east coast for a coaching opportunity while back in the west coast we…
Lakers Sit Down with Darius Morris & The Top NBA News
Top Story Lakers.com sat down with the 41st overall draft pick Darius Morris from the University of Michigan . Morris grew up in Southern California, and he saw his dream come true when the Lakers selected him on draft day. Morris Q…
