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Sandro Mamukelashvili shines as Georgia routs Montenegro in FIBA World Cup qualifying
Sandro Mamukelashvili and Georgia opened up the second round of FIBA World Cup qualifying on Friday with a thoroughly dominant win over Montenegro, 101-74. Georgia never trailed in the game and led for all but 13 seconds of the contest. Mamu was at the center of much of that great play, finishing with 17 points, […]
5 players the Lakers could target for their final starting spot
As underwhelming an option as he may have been, the Lakers’ chase for Jonathan Kuminga felt like a necessary one given the hole in their starting lineup. His decision to spurn purple and gold for the Wolves, then, leaves that hole in the starting lineup unfilled. With about a month until training camp opens, the […]
What’s next for the Lakers after missing out on Jonathan Kuminga?
Typically, August is considered the real dog days of summer in the NBA with news and rumors at a premium while everyone resets for a new season. This has been far from the norm. Between all the drama about who is and isn’t selling their stake in the team and the much more recent news […]
The Lakers have found a locked in starter in Quentin Grimes
Even after a 53-win season and a first-round victory without Luka Dončić, the Lakers braintrust determined it was time to scrap the roster and start over. President of Basketball Operations Rob Pelinka’s highly anticipated 2026 summer with space and flexibility arrived. Players with massive roles last season left unceremoniously in free agency, leaving behind vital […]
How Jonathan Kuminga overplayed his hand in free agency
At long last, the Jonathan Kuminga Free Agent Saga 2: Electric Boogaloo is over. As ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported Wednesday, Kuminga agreed to sign a two-year, $12.4 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Notably, he bypassed a far larger offer from the Lakers “to have more control of his future and possibly jump back […]
Jeanie Buss files petition to block family’s sale of Lakers
If I had a nickel for every time Jeanie Buss took her family to court, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s odd that it’s happened twice. Jeanie has officially filed a petition to block the family’s sale of the Lakers, a move that became public on Tuesday. It’s the second time […]
Jonathan Kuminga signs two-year, $13 million deal with Wolves
The long, long wait is over as Jonathan Kuminga has finally made a decision this offseason. Unfortunately for the Lakers, he will not be coming to Los Angeles. Despite it seemingly being one of the best options available, Kuminga opted not to join the purple and gold, instead signing with Wolves, according to Shams Charania […]
Joey, Jesse Buss buy stake in San Diego Padres
Joey and Jesse Buss didn’t take long to find their way back into sports franchise ownership. On Wednesday, the Buss brothers announced they had joined the San Diego Padres ownership group. Shortly before finalizing the sale of their majority stake in the Lakers to Mark Walter last year, the brothers created Buss Sports Capital to […]
Jonathan Kuminga prefers Lakers over Wolves, decision expected soon
We may finally, mercifully, be nearing the end of Jonathan Kuminga Watch. First, the list of teams he can even sign with is dwindling. Second, the season is actually approaching. If he wants to play this season, he’ll have to join a team soon. Seemingly, his options are the Lakers and the Wolves. On either […]
ESPN is already putting out crazy projections for the Lakers season
As the countdown for the NBA season approaches, the predictions and projections will start to follow. And ESPN started things off with a bang. They kicked off their week-long preview of the season with their prediction of each team’s record. In what should hardly be a shock, not only did they predict the Lakers to […]
Lakers Mailbag: Ownership madness
I didn’t think we’d need a second one of these so soon, but I also don’t think any Lakers fan expected the chaos of the last two weeks. After having just enough time to catch our collective breath from free agency, Mark Walter and the Buss family chose chaos for the rest of the summer. […]
Nneka Ogwumike’s big night not enough for Sparks in loss to Dream
Despite heating up in the fourth period, the Sparks lost 78-71 to the Atlanta Dream on Monday night. LA ended the game with just 15 points off the bench, all belonging to Cameron Brink. Los Angeles finished the game with 11 turnovers. They shot 38% from the field and only 16% from behind the arc. […]
Sandro Mamukelashvili helps Georgia to victory ahead of World Cup qualifiers
While Sandro Mamukelashvili traveled with his teammates to Slovenia over the weekend, his trip was cut a bit short. Mamu went from one team to another, swapping a stay with the Lakers to join his national team ahead of 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. In preparation of those important contests, the team took on Israel […]
Lakers, Hawks still discussing Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade
The messiness at the very top of the Lakers took the attention away from Jonathan Kuminga Watch. Fortunately for everyone sitting on the edge of their seats, absolutely nothing happened. Despite the Cavs making a move for Peyton Watson, taking a Kuminga suitor off the market, he and his agent are still trying to find […]
Have no fear, Adam Silver is going to solve the Buss family drama
One constant for the Lakers over the last decade is that the Buss family will create drama. Whether it was coup attempts, firings or general infighting, the siblings have been messy in so many ways. Much of that has happened under Adam Silver’s watch. While he isn’t responsible for the Buss family, he hasn’t done […]
Sparks snap losing streak despite ice cold fourth quarter
Despite a frantic fourth quarter rally from the Sun, the Sparks snapped their losing streak on Saturday, downing Connecticut, 77-68. LA led by as many as 22 points in the final frame, but allowed the Sun to close within single digits in the final minute. The Sparks did not score for the final 6:12 of […]
Klay Thompson chose Mavs over Lakers in 2024 because he was concerned about Anthony Davis’ injury history
Earlier this week, Klay Thompson’s rocky tenure in Dallas came to an end as he agreed to a buyout with the intention of signing with the Miami Heat once he clears waivers. It puts an interesting sliding doors moment back into focus with the 2024 offseason. The Lakers aggressively pursued Thompson with LeBron open to […]
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Have you ever wanted to write about the Lakers? Are you a fan of this wonderful website and the community we’ve created together? If the answers to those questions are yes — and more specifically, the first one — then we have a great opportunity for you! Silver Screen & Roll is looking for new […]
Fans feeling uneasy about new Lakers ownership group
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. After just nine months under Mark Walter’s ownership, the Lakers’ sudden sale has left fans uneasy about the […]
It sure sounds like Sparks ownership told Lynne Roberts to tank
In each and every NBA and WNBA season, an edict, whether direct or indirect, comes down from the front office to teams at the bottom of the standings that it’s time to tank. So long as a team owns its draft pick and is out of playoff contention, at some point in the season, it […]
Sandro Mamukelashvili brings a new element to the Lakers
The constant turmoil of the Buss family feud continues to linger around the Lakers franchise, but as they say, the show, or in this case the basketball, must go on. Amid the noise, superstar Luka Dončić’s mini camp begins this week. All the participating players were pictured boarding and taking off to Slovenia on Wednesday. […]
Sparks to Dream lose in yet another blowout defeat
In one of the worst losses of the season, the Sparks were routed from start to finish by the Dream, losing 124-88. Atlanta opened up a double-digit lead late in the first quarter, blew the lead open to 20 points in the second frame and never looked back. They shot 63.9% from the field and […]
Lakers minority owner Patrick Soon-Shiong not selling ownership stake
Well, there is at least a little bit of normalcy around Lakers ownership on Thursday. There has been lots of talk about Mark Walter, Jeanie Buss and her siblings and Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, but there are others in the mix as well. Patrick Soon-Shiong owns 4% of the team, purchased back in 2010 […]
The Lakers got out of the Mark Walter business right on time
When it was reported that Mark Walter would buy the controlling stake in the Lakers at a $10 billion valuation in June 2025, many fans — me included — rejoiced. We rejoiced that the owner of the Dodgers — the same organization that had become the model franchise in all of Major League Baseball and […]
Lakers Rumor Roundup: Jeanie Buss open to buying out family shares, Shams Charania fires back
Once again, we have a whole host of news, rumors and updates around the Buss family’s feud, Mark Walter and even a cameo from Shams Charania to defend himself against a claim from Jeanie Buss. All that and it’s not even been 24 hours since we posted one of these roundups. What an exhausting week. […]
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