Lakers Officially Announce 2019-20 NBA Season Coaching Staff
The Los Angeles Lakers officially announced head coach Frank Vogel’s 2019-20 NBA season coaching staff. Headlined by Jason Kidd, Lionel Hollins, Phil Handy, Miles Simon, Mike Penberthy, and Quinton Crawford will join Vogel’s coaching staff as assistant coaches in Year…
Don’t Sleep On Alex Caruso For 2019-20 NBA Season With Lakers
Sometimes, perseverance pays off. In the case of Alex Caruso, not giving up on his NBA dream after going undrafted out of Texas A&M has paid off in a big way. He’s no longer a G-League call-up nor a two-way…
Zion Williamson Wants To Play For Pelicans His Entire Career Like Kobe Bryant Did With Lakers
Zion Williamson, the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, is just 19 years old and was born in 2000. Because of this, Williamson grew up watching players like Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, and LeBron James instead of Michael…
Lakers Free Agency Rumors: Lance Stephenson Signs With Liaoning On One-Year, $4 Million Deal
After the Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James to a four-year, $154 million deal in 2018 NBA free agency, their first move was signing Lance Stephenson shortly after. Despite their battles in the Eastern Conference, former president of basketball operations…
Lakers Free Agency Rumors: Johnathan Williams Signs With Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Before the start of 2019 NBA free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers officially extended a qualifying offer to Johnathan Williams, which made him a restricted free agent. As part of the two-way deal with the team’s G League affiliate South…
NBA Free Agency Rumors: Lakers ‘Appear To Be An Unlikely Option’ For Carmelo Anthony
Immediately after Kawhi Leonard signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers shifted their focus to Plan B and signed Danny Green in 2019 NBA free agency. Considering the circumstances, general manager Rob Pelinka and company did an…
Dodgers News: Russell Martin ‘Not Worried’ About Back Trouble
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been bitten by the injury bug in recent weeks — especially on the position-player side. Chris Taylor was sidelined earlier this month with a non-displaced fracture in his left forearm and likely won’t return until…
Adam Kolarek Added To Dodgers’ 25-Man Active Roster, Caleb Ferguson Optioned To Triple-A Oklahoma City
The Los Angeles Dodgers officially added Adam Kolarek to their 25-man active roster and optioned Caleb Ferguson to Triple-A Oklahoma City. A corresponding move on the 40-man roster was not required, as a spot cleared when Brock Stewart was claimed…
Dodgers News: Julio Urias ‘Happy’ With Opportunity To Start
Los Angeles Dodgers went with Julio Urias for his first start in over a month on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, which was second spot start since an early-season transition from the rotation to the bullpen. Despite…
Dodgers News: Alex Verdugo Went Back To ‘Hitter’s Mentality’ To End Slump
Alex Verdugo went into the 2019 season as one of the top prospects in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and projected to fill the role of a fourth outfielder after being included on the Opening Day roster. He steadily took…
Kenley Jansen: Dodgers’ Trade For Adam Kolarek Indicative Of Andrew Friedman Believing In ‘Great’ Bullpen
As the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen has taken the brunt of the blame for the franchise failing to snap its World Series drought, Kenley Jansen had largely remained exempt from that criticism. Sure, Jansen faltered — proved to be human…
Andrew Friedman: Dodgers Targeted ‘Small List’ Of Impact Players, Made Aggressive Offers For Players That Ultimately Weren’t Traded At July 31 Deadline
In the weeks leading up to the July 31 trade deadline, the Los Angeles Dodgers had their sights on acquiring impact arms to bolster their pitching staff. The club appeared open to adding both starting pitchers and relievers in their…
