Lakers Among Favorites to Steal $42 Million Big Man From West Rival originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers will be on the hunt for particular talents this summer to reconstruct their roster around Luka Doncic, which might also provide an opportunity to weaken one of the team's primary rivals in the Western Conference.

This mock trade gives the Lakers a young and emerging two-way wing who can defend, hit 3-pointers and become their third scoring threat.

But in addition, the Lakers do have a few critical players primed to enter free agency. The biggest name is veteran wing Dorian Finney-Smith, who has a player-option for $15.3 million for next year.

On the latest episode of his podcast, LeBron James peeled back the curtain on just how raw and instinctive his development really was.

Players like Dallas’ Daniel Gafford or Brooklyn’s Nic Claxton would have to be acquired through trades, while unrestricted free agent Clint Capela could be a candidate for the taxpayer mid-level

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James revealed how he fell in love with the game of basketball, dating back to his early childhood.

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green, one of only four players to win an NBA championship with three different teams, was polite as possible this week when questioning the direction of the franchise moving forward with LeBron James at the helm.

The team does not have a lot of room in the salary cap to sign big-name free agents, so shopping for undervalued impact players is best option.

Veteran wing Danny Green calls the Lakers America's Team and discusses the immediate love fans showed him after signing.