i wish I had more information to report on this but unfortunately this is all I know: DJ Mbenga has been re-signed by the Los Angeles Lakers. Mbenga was a big part of filling the gap at center last season while Andrew Bynum continued his rehabilitation. The Lakers coaching staff worked hard to familiarize Mbenga with the offense but his lack of a shooting touch really proved to be an issue. By the...

Sharim Abdur-Rahim of the Sacramento Kings has announced that he will be retiring from the NBA due to a persistent right knee injury. The Kings have filed with the NBA to try and get the salary of Abdur-Rahim wiped off the books for this season. Unfortunately, it is unclear whether the request will go through because the retirement takes place so close to the start of the upcoming season. If the l...

The Los Angeles Lakers Official Website has posted a Q & A session with General Manager Mitch Kupchak covering the newly introduced international players. Sun Yue was addressed in detail and will be sure to be a big part of this season. Q: What has been the process in bringing Sun over to the Lakers? MK: We drafted him a year ago and our feeling at that time was that because we had 2 picks in...

According to HoopsHype’s Jorge Sierra, Jelani McCoy has been called into the Lakers training facility to try out for the team. “The Lakers may not be done adding players to their frontcourt. Free agent center Jelani McCoy is currently working out at the team’s facility with the coaching staff, Andrew Bynum, Chris Mihm and Josh Powell, agent Giovanni Funiciello told HoopsHype.com...

I wish I could write my own text on this guy, but unfortunately, I don’t know anything about this guy either! Here is the info from the Lakers website: “The Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent guard Brandon Heath, it was announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Heath, a 6-3 guard out of San Diego State spent last season playing in France for Ent...

I wrote the other day about Kobe Bryant deciding to forgo surgery on his pinkie finger and to my surprise, I got lots of responses with fans that aren’t happy about his decision. I will be the first to say that his shooting touch hasn’t been the same since his injury. However, I’m also the first to say that Kobe has finally evolved mentally into the player the Lakers franchise ha...

Kobe Bryant has again proven to be the ultimate competitor. The ultimate teammate. The ultimate basketball player. After months of deliberation and discussion of what is the right move to make with his pinkie, Kobe Bryant has decided to not undergo surgery on his hand because the recovery can take up to 12 weeks and essentially keep him away from the team. This is the official announcement from Ko...

The former team of Seattle has made its official move and is now a whole new ball club. The Seattle Supersonics’ players, such as up and coming star Kevin Durant, have been shipped out to Oklahoma City by new team owner Clay Bennett. Yesterday, Clay Bennet had a few of his players assist in introducing the new ball club, named the Oklahoma City Thunder. The team is expected to make some nois...

Just wanted to take a second and congratulate Kobe on earning his first Gold Medal while representing the United States Of America. Kobe Bryant not only won the gold medal, but also managed to do it with some flair. He did it in a special way. What is that special way? He broke the heart of his soft teammate, hopefully making him stronger and more motivated along the way. Pau Gasol finished the 20...