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Jeanie Buss and the Lakers are heading into a pressure-filled season after failing to make the postseason for the third time in the last four seasons. Last season, the Lakers (33-49) finished 11th in the Western Conference. The Lakers roster was, on average, 30.0 years old, the oldest in the League, and was led by…

Deandre Ayton has reportedly signed a four-year max offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers, according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. RFA center Deandre Ayton has agreed to a four-year, $133M maximum offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers, his agents Nima Namakian (Innovate Sports) and Bill Duffy (BDA Sports + WME Sports) tell ESPN….

 This story appears in the second edition of WSLAM 2. Get your copy here. Embrace. That’s the word Jordin Canada uses to describe her Los Angeles homecoming. The former UCLA standout remembers the day she told her family she was coming home. “Oh man, my mom went ballistic! I told friends and teammates from high…

The Knicks and Jazz have reportedly begun trade negotiations to send All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell to the Big Apple, per Tony Jones and Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Jazz and Knicks have started talks in a deal that would bring Donovan Mitchell to New York, League Sources tell myself and @ShamsCharania – https://t.co/pT8m93pR5F —…

Free agency has been underway for nearly three weeks, and Goran Dragic told Slovenian newspaper Vecer that the Dallas Mavericks offered him a contract. However, Dragic declined to sign the offer because Dallas offered him a limited role. Per Dragic, the Mavs couldn’t provide him sufficient playing time, and he still believes he can be…

D’Angelo Russell has one season left on the max contract he signed in 2019 while he was with the Golden State Warriors. He’s eligible for an extension now, but the negotiations to keep Russell will be a bit more difficult after the TImberwolves signed Karl-Anthony Towns to a max contract and then traded for Rudy…

Thanasis Antetokounmpo is a winner both on and off the court. The 2021 NBA Champion, who was recently named to the 2021-22 LeagueFits Honorable Mention team, recently chopped it up with LeagueFits’ Ian Pierno and Joe Williams on Survival of the Fitted. Antetokounmpo discussed his fashion sense, his character in the movie “RISE” and how…

This story appears in the second edition of WSLAM 2. Get your copy here. As Becky Hammon watched the curtain drop to unveil her No. 25 jersey immortalized in the rafters of the Michelob ULTRA Arena last September, not once did it cross her mind that she would be named the next head coach of…

The Las Vegas Aces currently hold the second-best record in the WNBA and the top record in the Western Conference under the guidance of rookie head coach Becky Hammon. The former San Antonio Stars and New York Liberty legend came to Las Vegas after eight years as an assistant coach on Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff….

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Utah Jazz is warming up to trading Donovan Mitchell, but the asking price “appears to be steep.” Jazz general manager Justin Zanik told reporters in a recent interview, “Change is inevitable in the NBA…Things evolve in the NBA, so I couldn’t sit here and say anybody is [untouchable]…There’s no intent…