Lakers

19 April 2025

• Playoff preview: The Lakers can believe because LeBron James believes

  The 22-year veteran states flatly that the team can contend for the championship with the players the Lakers have assembled around him.

• Lakers give Rob Pelinka a contract extension and new title

  Terms of the deal were not disclosed but the general manager since 2017 is now president of basketball operations.

• Luka Doncic had an epic playoff moment last year. Here's why it could happen again

  All-Star guard Luka Doncic led Dallas to the NBA Finals last year by taking down Minnesota for the conference title with a defining moment in Game 2.

• How Austin Reaves earned his place among the Big 3 on the Lakers

  As the playoffs begin, any questions as to whether Austin Reaves is the right player to help lead the Lakers have long been answered.

• Bryce Harper did it with a bat. Austin Reaves with shoes. Are in-game gender reveals a thing?

  Phillies' Bryce Harper learned he and his wife are having a boy through the color of his blue bat. Lakers' Austin Reaves used his game sneakers in a similar reveal for his brother.

• Bronny James got A+ rookie grade from JJ Redick before first Lakers start. Then LeBron's son struggled

  In Bronny James' first Lakers start, the rookie had four points on two-of-10 shooting and a plus/minus of -23. Coach JJ Redick gave LeBron's son an A+ grade for the season.

• How do the Lakers match up against the Timberwolves entering their playoff series?

  The Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves open a first-round NBA playoff series on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. How do the teams measure up?

• How the NBA's play-in tournament works and when it starts

  The top six teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs while the next four teams play for the seventh and eight seeds. Here's how it works.

• Lakers rest on final day of regular season, prep to face Timberwolves in playoffs

  The Lakers' reserves wrapped up meaningless regular-season final loss at Portland Sunday. The team will open the NBA playoffs against Minnesota.

• Plaschke: JJ Redick for Dan Hurley was the Lakers' trade of the year

  When the UConn coach turned down a $70-million job offer to come to L.A., it might have been humiliating for the storied franchise but it ignited a rebirth.