The Lakers are looking to make a splash this summer for Luka Doncic. This mock trade involves parting ways with Austin Reaves, but it at least gives the Lakers a freak athlete to put alongside Luka Doncic.

It might be a belief fueled by ambition and optimism, but the Los Angeles Lakers might think that a successful offseason could slot them into the NBA championship race as soon as next season.

Paul Westhead, who coached the Lakers to the 1980 NBA championship, has received the Chuck Daly lifetime achievement award.

The seven-time NBA champion explained why the Los Angeles Lakers must take a different approach if they want to contend for titles again.

A proposed blockbuster trade would give the Los Angeles Lakers a $217 million star center and provide Luka Doncic with a frontcourt partner.

While the Lakers won NBA championships in 1980, 1982 and 1985, by the 1986-87 season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was finally starting to show his age. In addition, they had always lacked a quality backup for him, and the power forward position had been a relative weakness for them throughout the decade.

The Los Angeles Lakers may need to give Austin Reaves a max contract, which would force several difficult decisions, including one on Rui Hachimura.