Rumors: Dunleavy Arises As Candidate to Coach Lakers

While the Lakers' search for a new head coach is just beginning, the rumors are already piling up. With Rick Adelman and Jeff Van Gundy's names surfacing as possible outside hires for the Lakers, Mike Dunleavy's name joined that group…

Michael Goldsholl

Player Report Card: Ron Artest

After ending the Lakers 2009-10 championship season with the most memorable post game interviews of all time, Ron Artest entered his second season with the Lakers as a rejuvenated person and player. He had found constructive ways to subdue his…

Michael Goldsholl

Kobe Bryant Undeserving of First Team All-NBA Honors

Kobe Bryant has long been the best player in the NBA. Despite constant arguments from pundits claiming other players had surpassed him on the court he continued to prove why he was the best. But during the 2011 season he…

Daniel Buerge

Rumors: Lakers Considering Rick Adelman for Coaching Vacancy

According to sources the Los Angeles Lakers are looking into the possibility of bringing Rick Adelman in to replace Phil Jackson as head coach. With Jackson expected to retire the team will be looking for his replacement, and rumor has…

Daniel Buerge

Jeff Van Gundy Interested in Lakers’ Job & The Top NBA News

Top Story ESPN and ABC NBA analyst, Jeff Van Gundy, is interested in becoming the Los Angeles Lakers' next head coach. Van Gundy is interested in joining the Lakers: Sporting News The Latest on the Lakers Kobe Bryant and Pau…

Ramneet Singh

Exit-Evaluations: Steve Blake

It was supposed to be a match made in heaven. Steve Blake looked like the perfect guard for the triangle offense. A smart, unselfish player who was a dead eye shooter when launching off the catch. Unfortunately, things never quite…

Brian Champlin

Player Report Card: Matt Barnes

Upon his arrival in Los Angeles, Matt Barnes immediately gave the Lakers something that they lacked: an edge. Known for his pesky defense, cat-like athleticism and tattoo-covered body, signing Barnes brought an uncommon persona to STAPLES Center. While the combination…

Michael Goldsholl

Player Report Card: Luke Walton

Currently the longest tenured Laker aside from Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher, Luke Walton has been around for the good times and the bad. Considered a “son" by Phil Jackson, Walton's basketball IQ made him a perfect fit for the…

Ramneet Singh

Kobe Bryant Makes All-NBA First Team; Pau Gasol Named to Second Team

For the sixth consecutive season, and ninth time in his career, Kobe Bryant has been named to the All-NBA First Team. Bryant posted averages of 25.3 points, 4.7 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game this season, helping the Lakers to…

Michael Goldsholl

Player Report Card: Joe Smith

Joe Smith was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a mid-December trade that sent former Laker Sasha Vujacic to the New Jersey Nets. The trade was conducted primarily in effort to clear cap space by shedding Vujacic's bulky contract,…

Ramneet Singh