The Los Angeles Lakers won free agency this summer by agreeing on a four-year, $154 million deal with LeBron James. But in the days since, their moves have been a bizarre series of heat checks.

When the Lakers landed center Deandre Ayton on a two-year, $16 million contract this offseason, there’s no doubt the deal was a bargain for L.A. Ayton, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NBA draft, has been a ...

LeBron James is an all-star NBA basketball player for the Los Angeles Laker. Along with Michael Jordan, "Magic" Johnson, and Coby Bryant, he is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players ...