Its October 6th, the Lakers first preseason game is tomorrow night. Today, they play, they bond, they learn. This team has many pieces and lots to learn. Last season was only a small example of what these guys are capable of achieving. This year, well, lets hope it’s what we’ve all been waiting for. Derek Fisher has made it clear that this Summer has been great for him in terms of reco...

The Lakers had a new member join them at training camp on Day 4. Sun Yue, the Chinese 6′9″ point guard has come back to the team that brought him to America. He suffered mono and was out of work outs thus far. “The doctor said that I’m just recovered, so I still need a lot of time to rest, but I didn’t want to miss much in camp,” Yue said. Phil Jackson and the training staff ar...

Thought I’d post a quick list of articles that you should all consider reading. If you want to stay on top of the Lakers this season, than know what we’re dealing with. The pros are breaking it down and showing us exactly what we have in store. The one note I would like to make is that I’m sick of the “experts” labeling the concept of sharing the paint between Bynum a...

It’s the second day of Lakers camp in El Segundo, CA and the team is making progress. Phil Jackson explained that the team is not allowed to play contact basketball for more than three and a half hours based on league rules and the purpose is to simply run through the offense and get a grasp of how things operate the majority of the time. The players are allowed to run drills and walk throug...

Training camp has officially begun and the Lakers are in El Segundo ready to go to work. As many may know, this team is surrounded by the glamours of Hollywood, so surely enough, the first thing to do, is enjoy a long day of media questioning. Thanks to Lakers.com, you are all welcome to take a look at the interviews with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum. In other news, Phil Jackson has ex...

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...

The Lakers have reached an agreement with point guard Sun Yue. Yue is a 6′9″ point guard out of China that is apparently known for his superior passing abilities that can only be compared to that of Magic Johnson. I’ve heard that he has a vision like few others and is able to find the open man at the right times. Of course, the Lakers have struggled with the PG spot so hopefully ...

The Lakers 2008-2009 season schedule has been released. The headlines? Well there are many. Christmas day against the Boston Celtics. Four match ups against Shaq and the Suns. It’s going to be a great season. This great year won’t be easy though. Lots of back to backs, lots of long road trips. The Lakers will play 19 back to back match ups, 10 of those coming with both games being on t...