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...

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...

The Los Angeles Lakers are getting ready to begin training camp and the opinion of the top man is now public. The man behind the legend is still the head coach of the Lakers and hopes to guide this team back to glory (this year)! The official Lakers site has posted a video of the press conference with head coach Phil Jackson about what to expect this upcoming season. /> ...

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...