With roughly a quarter of the NBA season behind them, the Los Angeles Lakers are looking every bit of the championship contenders they hoped to be entering the

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce claimed this week that he could effectively guard the current version of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.

One player Lakers fans have been hoping the team can trade for is Herbert Jones, a 3-and-D forward who is currently with the New Orleans Pelicans. But even though the Pelicans have the Western Conference's worst record at 4-22, they're not looking to trade him, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic.

Early into their first season under newly approved majority owner Mark Walter, the Los Angeles Lakers already look like one of the best squads in the Western Co

Lakers star Austin Reaves has been diagnosed with a mild left calf strain and will be re-evaluated in approximately one week, the team said after practice Friday.

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One place where Redick can make a change is with his starting lineup. The starting lineup, which features LeBron James, Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura, has a plus-minus of -15. They also have a defensive rating of 120.7, which is really bad.

The film tells the truth. The Lakers are not a good defensive team, evidenced by the sight of the NBA’s top guards blowing past Lakers defenders into the paint during a 10-game defensive swoon that ranks among the league’s worst.