Sasha Vujacic is back on the floor. He will not be participating in tonight’s game agains the Bobcats in San Diego but he will be with the team. He took part in yesterdays practice and was competitive throughout. Phil Jackson said he noticed Sasha limping a few times but didn’t think it was anything serious. Sasha has expressed that he has no sharp pains in his ankle. This is a must re...

The Los Angeles Lakers have made started making their cuts in order to get the team down to 15 players. Brandon Heath was waived and his preseason cut slightly short. Heath, a 6-3 guard out of San Diego State spent last season playing in France for Entente Orleans 45 where he averaged 12.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 25 games. In five preseason games with the Lakers, during which he pl...

There are finally some good things coming out of Lakers Training Camp. Apparently Lamar Odom is finally getting the hang of things and starting to perform closer to the level the coaching staff expects of him. Phil Jackson had a few interesting things to say about Lamar. “He’s starting to get a feel for it,” Jackson said. “He’s starting to play basketball. He looks like he’s playin...

According to a press release by the Lakers late yesterday afternoon, Sasha Vujacic has an vulsion fracture of the left ankle and will be kept away from all basketball related activities for 10-14 days. Team medical staff have said that it is a pre-existing problem for Vujacic that has no relation to the sprained ankle he suffered the first day of training camp. The sprain did however make the fr...

The Los Angeles Lakers have made their first cut of the 2008 preseason. With 19 players going into training camp on Wednesday, the Lakers had to release Dwyane Mitchell to cut the roster down to 18. Mitchell played for the Lakers Summer League team. He was undrafted however believes to have potential in the league. A team like the Lakers isn’t the easiest one to make because we all know of t...

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...

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...