In an article outlining ESPN's "Basketball Power Index" for the new campaign, he predicted that L.A. will finish eighth in the Western Conference this season, which would mean it would have to go through the play-in tournament for the fourth time in six seasons. This is despite the likelihood given for the team to avoid the play-in tourney.

Despite Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves' impressive performance, Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry clinch victory in Lakers vs. Warriors.

An ESPN insider made a bold prediction for whether or not Austin Reaves will sign a contract extension with the Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly picked up the rookie-scale team option in wing Dalton Knecht's contract for the 2026-27 season.

T he NBA’s parity era is under grave threat to open the 2025-26 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder are the reigning champions, and they’re only getting better. OKC has a 27-year-old league MVP, a 24-year-old two-way All-NBA caliber talent on the wing,

Truth be told, if the NBA playoffs weren’t separated by conference, I would pick six teams out West before I picked an East squad. I’ll go with the team that won 64 games last season armed with an elite point differential before falling flat on their face in the playoffs — again.