Would you do this deal? A new trade pitch sends Dalton Knecht and the Lakers’ 2031 first-round pick out for three players.

The Lakers did indeed miss a lot of open shots in this one. Some of the key role players just could not buy a basket. Jake LaRavia had two points on 1-7 shooting from the field. Marcus Smart and Jarred Vanderbilt, meanwhile, went scoreless on 0-5 and 0-3 shooting from the field, respectively.

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes said he's getting an MRI on his hamstring but hopes to return without missing much time.

The Lakers were dealt bad news in their search for a 3-and-D wing, as insiders explain why trade talks are stalling across the league.

The Lakers have a +2.9 net rating in the small sample of games they’ve shared the court, sporting a solid 110.3 defensive rating, per NBA stats. ​There are many routes the Lakers and Redick can take, but sometimes the solution is simple.

Sacramento Kings receive: Maxi Kleber, Lakers’ 2031 first-round pick (top-10 protected) “These are the kinds of players the Lakers could be realistically targeting, minus Carter, who would be a buy-low candidate with defensive upside. Bey is on a good contract, and Ellis has several admirers around the league,” he wrote.

JJ Redick discussed the Los Angeles Lakers' poor 3-point shooting in their blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings.

"The Lakers are like the best of the a-s teams in the league right now, the top a-s team," said Young. "Like when they play the good, like the teams that you're going to see, we're bad. The Houstons, OKCs. They play the teams that you think is going to be a good challenge for them, but they are not on that level. For me, it's obvious."

The Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of a three-game losing streak, and it sounds like more problems are brewing off the court as well.

Westbrook has called out the Lakers and Clippers for not putting him in a position to succeed. He also explained that he didn’t return to the Nuggets for this season because they didn’t want him back, and he wasn’t going to a place where he wasn’t wanted.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves' girlfriend might have revealed an injury update in a recent post. Los Angeles Lakers star guard Austin Reaves has been sidelined since his team's Christmas Day game against the Houston Rockets, when he suffered a grade 2 calf strain.