The Los Angeles Lakers are building around superstar Luka Doncic and face a post-LeBron James future sooner rather than later. James' impending exit in the nex

While other teams like the Suns and Bucks reportedly pursued Smart as a free agent, turns out, Luka Doncic helped recruit Smart to Los Angeles. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, Doncic "reached out to Smart and made it clear that he wanted to play with the two-way stalwart."

Trade speculation has been running rampant since right before the start of NBA free agency, when James exercised the $52.6 million option on his contract.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James is coming into his own as a basketball player, and his performances at the NBA Summer League are showing the strides he ha

Lakers fans may need to wait a bit longer to see the official ink dry, but there’s no reason to panic. Luka Doncic remains committed to both his country and his new NBA home, and all signs indicate that a contract extension is coming—it just might not happen until the summer’s spotlight dims and Slovenia wraps its Olympic campaign.

The Lakers got their first win in the Las vegas summer league on Saturday with a very solid team effort on both ends of the floor.

The Magic dropped their fifth summer league game to Dallas while playing without Jase Richardson, Noah Penda and Tristan da Silva.