Los Angeles Lakers owner Mark Walter is helping the franchise in a ways Jeanie Buss couldn't.

The Lakers, Knicks, Mavericks, and Suns have officially completed three separate draft-night deals as a single four-team trade, according to press releases from Dallas and Phoenix.

The Los Angeles Lakers took care of their biggest piece of free-agent business on Wednesday by agreeing to a new deal with Austin Reaves.

A trade proposal from an ESPN analyst between the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers would send LeBron James back home and a former All-Star center to LA.

These are how Sporting News grades each of the Lakers' draft picks: This is one of the best values of the first round. He's lanky, can shoot, can score at the basket and can distribute the ball. A great snag at 24, and worth trading up the one spot to get. The Lakers traded up one spot to 24 with the Knicks dropping to 25.

It's obvious to identify center as a prime position of need for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2026 NBA offseason.

The Knicks selected Carr with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft and traded his rights to the Lakers, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. After playing sparingly across two seasons with Tennessee,

LeBron James' NBA future is up in the air with the four-time MVP hitting unrestricted free agency in July. With the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly unloading the Brink's truck for Austin Reaves soon, James may find himself in a new city once again.

The first major domino has finally fallen during the NBA offseason, with the Milwaukee Bucks trading superstar big man Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat i