HEAVY • 29th September 2026

Lakers Expected To Make Trade And Cut Ties With Young Player: Insider

Throughout the offseason the Los Angeles Lakers have been at the center of NBA trade rumors, with many expecting the franchise to make a move for a power forward to join the starting lineup alongside Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Quentin Grimes, and Walker Kessler.Now, according to the latest report from a top Lakers insider, the team is expected to make a trade before the season begins to help get to the 15-man roster limit set by the league.Players like PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford of the Da...

HEAVY • 29th September 2026

Bronny James Gets Big News On Future As Lakers Trade Rumors Grow

New reports suggest the Los Angeles Lakers are eyeing a trade before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season, but Bronny James should feel safe for now; his name is not at the top of the chopping block.James has been mentioned as a Lakers trade candidate ever since his father, LeBron James, left the team in free agency. He’s also been named as one of a few players who could be waived or cut before the season begins for Los Angeles to get to the NBA’s 15-man roster limit.However, according to Lakers...

HEAVY • 29th September 2026

Lakers Eyeing Two Big Man Trade Targets With Key Players On Chopping Block: Report

The Los Angeles Lakers did a lot this NBA offseason to build a new-look roster around franchise star Luka Doncic, but according to a new report, the team isn’t done yet, as new trade rumors indicate the Purple and Gold are eyeing a last-minute trade for a young big man to play behind Walker Kessler.Though the Lakers did add Kessler, Kevon Looney, and Sandro Mamukelashvili to the front court this summer, it appears the front office isn’t fully satisfied with the big men they brought in to play al...

HEAVY • 29th September 2026

Lakers Expected To Trade Or Waive Dalton Knecht Before Season: Report

Heading into his third NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers, former first-round pick Dalton Knecht might not be on the roster much longer, as reports grow of the 25-year-old being atop the trade list or the chopping block to be waived before the start of the team’s 2026-27 campaign.Knecht has had a messy tenure to start his career in Los Angeles, and as he’s never been fully able to break into head coach JJ Redick’s rotation, his time with the Lakers looks like it is coming to an end.The Laker...

HEAVY • 29th September 2026

Quentin Grimes Committed A Crime Before Joining Lakers, JJ Redick Says

NBA Media Day always brings up interesting storylines throughout the league, but perhaps no story was wilder than one told by Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick about free agent addition Quentin Grimes.When speaking to Spectrum SportsNet in a Media Day interview, Redick revealed that he had previous experience with Grimes, which included the player accidentally committing a crime.Grimes is expected to be the starting small forward for the Lakers this season, set to join Luka Doncic, Austin...

HEAVY • 29th September 2026

NBA Superstar Luka Doncic Helped Lakers Teammate Join New Team

Luka Doncic reportedly played a role in his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Nick Smith Jr. signing a contract with the Real Madrid basketball team, according to a new report.Doncic previously played for Real Madrid at a young age before getting drafted in the NBA back in 2018, and now he helped his old teammate, Smith, get a job in Spain.Smith previously played last year on the Lakers after signing a two-way deal with the team last summer. He left in free agency this offseason to join the Eur...

HEAVY • 29th September 2026

Pistons Get Bad News As Kings, Bucks Prepare For Jalen Duren Trade: Report

The Detroit Pistons‘ offseason contract extension saga with restricted free agent Jalen Duren has gotten messier as the days go on, and with just a few weeks before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season, the idea of a sign-and-trade, either with the Sacramento Kings or Milwaukee Bucks, is becoming a more likely reality.The Pistons recently offered Duren a five-year, $200 million contract extension, but the center turned that down. He declined to attend Detroit’s media day and is expected to miss t...

HEAVY • 29th September 2026

Lakers Warned Walker Kessler Trade Could 'Backfire Spectacularly' After $130M Risk

The Los Angeles Lakers took arguably the biggest swing of the 2026 NBA offseason by completing a trade with the Utah Jazz for Walker Kessler by sending a total of four first-round picks out for the 25-year-old center. However, there is a real chance the deal will quickly prove to be the wrong move, and the Lakers could be paying the price for years to come.Despite not yet playing a game for the Lakers, a ton has been made about Kessler’s fit on his new team and the franchise’s decision to send f...

HEAVY • 29th September 2026

Lakers Dodge Jalen Duren Trade Bullet As $200M Pistons Drama Gets Worse

The Los Angeles Lakers were close to making a sign-and-trade with the Detroit Pistons for star center Jalen Duren earlier this summer.But as the drama continues with the player and team amid his restricted free agency, the Lakers should be happy they instead went with Walker Kessler, as the decision to trade for him makes the front office look genius, as Duren continues to remain in messy contract extension negotiations with the Pistons.The Lakers met with Duren this offseason, but the young big...

HEAVY • 29th September 2026

Lakers 'Aware' Of Luka Doncic Departure Risk Before $417M Extension

Over the course of the summer, amid ownership struggles, off-court drama, and major questions about what the team did to build a new roster around its franchise star, reports emerged hinting that Luka Doncic could end up leaving the Los Angeles Lakers when his current contract comes to an end.Though he signed a new deal last summer and has only been with the Lakers since February of 2025, many around the NBA believe Doncic could leave Los Angeles should he not be surrounded by a title-contending...

HEAVY • 28th September 2026

Lakers Get Bad News As Quentin Grimes 'Hostage' Situation Could Become Reality

One of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ biggest moves of the offseason while building a new roster around franchise star Luka Doncic was signing free agent wing Quentin Grimes to a four-year, $60 million deal this summer.Grimes is expected to be the starting small forward for the Lakers this upcoming season, which would likely be a smart move considering the 26-year-old is now the fourth-highest-paid player on the roster.However, before Grimes has even played a minute for the Lakers, the franchise was re...

HEAVY • 28th September 2026

JJ Redick Hands Lakers Good News With Starting Lineup Comments

Though still very early in his NBA coaching career, Los Angeles Lakers‘ playcaller JJ Redick has had a strong start to his time leading a team from the bench, and there’s hope that he can continue as the franchise enters a completely new era led by superstar Luka Doncic, with the former player still drawing up the plays.Despite the fact that Redick is entering just his third season as a coach for the Lakers, there is hope the 42-year-old can finally get this franchise over the hump, even though...

HEAVY • 28th September 2026

Lakers' Austin Reaves Gets Unexpected Honor Over Luka Doncic

Though the Los Angeles Lakers are led by franchise star Luka Doncic, whom they build a brand new roster around this season, it could be Austin Reaves who decides how far the team will go in the upcoming 2026-27 NBA season.Doncic remains the big name and leading man for the Lakers, and while at his request they brought back Reaves in free agency on a new four-year, $180 million contract, it could be the latter who has a bigger say in the fate of this team this year.Both Doncic, Reaves, Walker Kes...

HEAVY • 28th September 2026

Pistons Proposed To Trade Jalen Duren As Contract Negotiations Take Disaster Turn

Contract negotiations between Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons are getting messy, as the star center is reportedly skipping media day and the start of team training camp. With that, the idea of the Pistons making a Duren trade is now more likely than ever.Detroit wants to keep restricted free agent Duren in town, but the big man just turned down a five-year, $200 million contract extension, and the two sides seem further apart on a new agreement than at any other point in the offseason, as a...

HEAVY • 28th September 2026

Clippers Get Brutal Brandon Ingram Injury News After Kawhi Leonard Trade

After being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers highlighting the package that sent Kawhi Leonard back to the Toronto Raptors, NBA star Brandon Ingram will miss the start of the season as he deals with a partially torn Achilles tendon, according to the latest injury update.Ingram has dealt with several injuries over the past few years and, after undergoing offseason surgery, will not be ready to begin the season for the Clippers.Along with Ingram, the franchise got several more brutal injury updat...

HEAVY • 28th September 2026

Pistons Star Cade Cunningham Breaks Silence On Jalen Duren Contract Drama

Though Detroit Pistons star center Jalen Duren wasn’t seen at media day as he continues to be stuck in contract extension negotiations with the team, franchise centerpiece Cade Cunningham was present, and made his feelings clear on the entire situation.Only hours before media day, reports emerged that Duren turned down a five-year, $200 million contract extension offer from the Pistons. Now, the idea of Detroit trading the big man feels more and more likely.Duren had a disappointing showing in t...

HEAVY • 28th September 2026

Luka Doncic Says 'It Feels Great' To See LeBron James' Lakers Departure

Luka Doncic made his thoughts clear on the Los Angeles Lakers at the team’s media day following the departure of NBA superstar LeBron James in free agency.In a three-word comment in response to Doncic and Austin Reaves now being the leaders on the team, Doncic was blunt in his opinion.“It feels great,” the Lakers star said.Doncic also addressed other topics during the Lakers’ media day, along with the team’s offseason changes, the minicamp trip he hosted in Slovenia, his health, and more.
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HEAVY • 28th September 2026

Timberwolves PG Donte DiVincenzo Announces Bold Injury Return Plans

After suffering a torn Achilles tendon for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2026 NBA Playoffs, point guard Donte DiVincenzo said that he plans to return from his injury at some point during the upcoming season during the team’s media day.DiVincenzo went out in May, and while there was previously no exact return timeline for the guard, the player himself revealed a positive injury update and said that he expects to get back on the court quicker than anyone first thought.The guard was dealt f...

HEAVY • 28th September 2026

Los Angeles Lakers Announce Full Training Camp Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced their full training camp roster at the team’s media day.At least one cut will need to be made to get under the NBA’s 15-man roster limit, but the total group of players on the current roster will each have a chance to compete for a final spot before the season opener on October 21 against the Golden State Warriors.Also at the Lakers’ media day were Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, and several other players speaking to the press, but none commented...

HEAVY • 28th September 2026

Cast-Off Lakers' Rookie Set For Bigger Role, Joins Bulls Training Camp Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers signed undrafted rookies AK Okereke and Peter Suder to play in the Summer League this offseason, but only the former stayed on the roster.Suder recently signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Bulls, and the Lakers could quickly realize that it was the wrong move to let him go.Suder was a standout in college at Bellarmine and Miami (Ohio), and after leaving the Lakers to sign with the Bulls, he has the chance to become a consistent contributor on a two-way contrac...

HEAVY • 25th September 2026

Pistons Trade Idea Lands All-Star Wing, High-Value Center For Jalen Duren In 3-Team Deal

The Detroit Pistons are still at an impasse with restricted free agent and star center Jalen Duren, as the two sides have yet to agree on a new contract extension just days before the start of training camp, with the idea of a trade becoming more and more likely as time goes on.Several top NBA insiders have reported on the growing possibility of the Pistons trading Duren, and though the Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks are the two franchises linked to the 22-year-old, it’s fair to say teams...

HEAVY • 25th September 2026

A Lakers PJ Washington Trade Idea Is Now Realistic After Telling Rob Pelinka Quote

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka expressly stated that the franchise isn’t ruling out the idea of a ‘2 for 1’ trade to consolidate the lineup down to 15 players while also getting a starting power forward in return at his recent press conference with head coach JJ Redick.The Lakers were previously rumored to be interested in making another move to round out a busy offseason full of change, and Pelinka’s telling quote only makes the potential of a late-summer trade all the more like...

HEAVY • 25th September 2026

Lakers PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford Trade Now Within Reach After Mavericks Signing

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked in trade rumors to both PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford of the Dallas Mavericks over the 2026 NBA offseason in hopes of making a deal to land a new starting power forward for the upcoming season, and the latest news could signal that a deal could be closer and easier than ever before.The Mavericks recently announced they have officially signed forward Dwight Powell to a new contract extension, and though it’s just for training camp, insider Marc Stein rep...

HEAVY • 25th September 2026

Luka Doncic Calls Out Lakers Teammates In Viral Quote From Slovenia Minicamp

NBA superstar Luka Doncic is the present and future of the Los Angeles Lakers, as that’s been made clear by the franchise since he arrived on the roster in February of 2025.Doncic recently hosted his Lakers teammates for a minicamp in his home country of Slovenia over the 2026 NBA offseason, an event that, by all accounts, went well for everyone involved.However, as the Lakers prepare for media day and training camp with questions remaining about who will fill the starting lineup and who will be...