Rich Paul says he’s not involved in Lakers star LeBron James’ retirement decision and expects him to keep playing.

Replicating the Knicks, Pacers and Thunder won't be easy for LA. But each team offers something instructive for the offseason ...

The Los Angeles Lakers made a key roster decision ahead of their first-round playoff series against the bigger Minnesota Timberwolves. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka opted not to convert any ...

6 Minnesota. Only 15 players can make the final roster for the NBA playoffs, leaving the Lakers to make some difficult decisions amid a looming concern about losing team chemistry in the postseason.

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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.

But the Lakers didn’t pass Williams’ physical with the team, people with knowledge of the decision but not authorized to speak publicly pointing to knee and lower leg concerns as the reasons.

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 ...