Eli Gregorski

Sports journalist with over 1,000 published articles covering the NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA sports, international soccer, the Olympics, and Formula One for outlets like Heavy Sports, StadiumRant, CU Independent, and USports.org.

My Published Articles

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ESPN Thinks Lakers Can Trade For Derrick Jones With Simple Package

The Los Angeles Lakers are linked to Derrick Jones Jr. in recent NBA trade rumors, and while he does play for the cross-town rival Los Angeles Clippers, the 3-and-D wing has long been mentioned as a top target for the Purple and Gold with his previous Luka Doncic connection and the skill set he could bring to the current roster.The Lakers are reportedly looking to make at least one trade ahead of the deadline to capitalize on Doncic’s MVP-level start to the season, and in what is positive news f...
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Lakers Get Good News As Recently Signed Center Could Fix Biggest Issue

While the Los Angeles Lakers are 10-2 and first in the Western Conference standings, the team’s biggest issue all season has been the backup center position, which the front office might have fixed with the latest signing of big man Carson Cooper on a two-way contract.Though the Lakers have seen a great start to the year for Walker Kessler, the minutes when he’s not on the floor have been a massive concern. Three-time NBA champion Kevon Looney was expected to play that role, but through 12 games...
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Warriors Announce Shocking Will Richard Injury Update After Concerning Report

The Golden State Warriors have young guard Will Richard listed as questionable for the team’s upcoming game against the Houston Rockets, according to the latest NBA injury report and recent updates.Richard was previously dealing with a UCL tear in his thumb and was ruled out indefinitely just a few days ago as he was debating surgery and sitting out for an extended period for the Warriors.However, while other injury updates were rather negative about the second-year player, there’s a decent chan...
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Lakers Trade Pitch Lands $27M Center Target To Pair With Luka Doncic

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for a backup center to play behind Walker Kessler, and according to recent trade rumors, Jalen Smith of the Chicago Bulls has been mentioned as a name the team is interested in adding ahead of the deadline.Smith has been playing well with the Bulls to start the season, but has been deemed a potential trade candidate, considering many teams across the league are looking for more frontcourt depth, including the Lakers.Los Angeles doesn’t have a ton of top-tier tr...
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Lakers Trade Proposal For $88M Wing 'Changes The Upside' Next To Luka Doncic

The Los Angeles Lakers have seen PJ Washington of the Dallas Mavericks as an ideal trade target to fill the team’s hole at the starting power forward position, and ever since Luka Doncic joined the franchise, his former teammate has long been linked as the best name available to add to the roster.Trading for Washington, or anyone on the Mavericks roster, will be tough for the Lakers, but with the links continuing on the forward in the first season of a four-year, $88 million contract, he remains...
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New York Knicks Starting Lineup Revealed After Josh Hart News For Bucks Game

The New York Knicks are playing the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night in a game that will not feature Josh Hart, according to the latest updates.Hart was originally listed on the Knicks’ injury report as questionable with an illness, before being downgraded to doubtful, and then finally ruled out. He hasn’t played in the team’s past few games, and won’t be suiting up in New York’s matchup on Tuesday.Shortly before tipoff, the Knicks’ starting lineup and final injury report were revealed as the te...
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Lakers Dealt Positive News As Top Wing Trade Targets Are 'Gettable'

Heading into the 2026-27 NBA regular season, serious concerns lingered about the Los Angeles Lakers‘ wing depth, as the team failed to land several big names it was linked to over the summer.But while the Lakers sit first in the Western Conference standings and are getting strong early-season performances from players like Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, and Jake LaRavia, recent trade rumors suggest the franchise is still eyeing a deal to upgrade the roster.With that, two players who have bee...
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Detroit Pistons Trade Pitch Lands $125M Award-Winner To 'Supercharge' Title Push

The Detroit Pistons have once again gotten off to a hot start to begin the 2026-27 NBA season, and while Cade Cunningham has been playing well with Jalen Duren sidelined with a hamstring injury, the team could make a trade to boost its title hopes this year by adding one of the best available players who hasn’t had a great start to his time on his new team.Naz Reid of the Charlotte Hornets was recently deemed a Pistons trade target, and in a new proposal, Detroit goes out and gets the big man wh...
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Dallas Mavericks Get Exciting Cooper Flagg News After Another Historic Game

If Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks didn’t already look like one of the best young stars in the NBA, his most recent historic 43-point bomb on Monday night against the Indiana Pacers was all the more reason to believe he’ll be dominating in the league for years to come.Flagg, still only 19 years old, is having a breakout season for the Mavericks after an already strong rookie campaign, and despite being one of the youngest players in the NBA, is poised to make his first All-Star team this ye...
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Lakers Trade Rumors: Every Top Target And Player Available In A Deal

The Los Angeles Lakers have a 10-2 record and are the top team in the Western Conference, led by Luka Doncic‘s MVP-caliber start to the season. Normally, as the saying goes, you don’t change what’s working, and while that could be true for the Lakers, the team remains in trade talk as the front office is reportedly interested in making a move for another forward or center to bolster the rotation.The Lakers failed to land several top rumored targets this offseason, and though the replacement wing...
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Lakers Closer To Big Man Trade After New Bronny James Report

The Los Angeles Lakers are in the market for a backup center to play behind Walker Kessler, and before the season began, Moussa Cisse of the Dallas Mavericks was deemed a potential trade target or free-agent pickup as he perfectly fits the mold of what the front office is looking to add.While the Lakers’ hopes of a Cisse trade aren’t as high, with him making the Mavericks’ final roster over Dwight Powell, another potential target. But after a new report about Bronny James‘ future, Los Angeles co...
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Lakers PJ Washington Trade Pursuit Gets Bad News Despite PF Ideal Target

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked to PJ Washington of the Dallas Mavericks as a top trade target for seemingly the entire time Luka Doncic has been on the team. But while Washington might be an ideal fit playing in the Purple and Gold, the thought of the wing becoming the next Lakers’ power forward still doesn’t feel like a realistic move.Washington is in the first season of a four-year, $88 million contract, and just based on that alone, it would be tough for the Lakers to send back a big...
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Lakers Bronny James Trade Idea Lands Top Target After Failed Dalton Knecht Deal

The Los Angeles Lakers tried and failed to trade Dalton Knecht and a second-round pick to the Milwaukee Bucks for backup center Jericho Sims, but the deal fell through. But while that package wasn’t enough, amid the rumors about his uncertain future and the Lakers’ remaining interest in Sims as a top trade target, perhaps young guard Bronny James could move the needle enough for a deal to get done.While the Lakers have seen a hot start to the season, the team is still in need of a backup center....
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When Is Quentin Grimes Coming Back? Lakers Announce Positive Injury Update

The Los Angeles Lakers are without wing Quentin Grimes for the team’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, as the free-agent addition suffered a finger injury in the Sunday night win over the Detroit Pistons. While there were initial concerns that Grimes’ injury could cause a long-term absence, according to the latest updates, the Lakers aren’t expecting him to miss a ton of time.Grimes signed a four-year, $60 million deal with Los Angeles over the summer to become the team’s fourth-highest-paid play...
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Lakers Urged To Make Strong Bronny James Decision After G League Stint

The Los Angeles Lakers sent both young guard Bronny James and rookie Cameron Carr to the G League Coachella Valley Lakers on Friday, November 6, and while each just played one game before returning to the NBA team, it could become a trend for the franchise this season.Specifically, as it relates to James, who still hasn’t cracked the Lakers’ rotation on a nightly basis, perhaps giving the 22-year-old more time in the G League could be best for both the player and the team.LeBron James‘ son has a...
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Lakers Could Be Closer To Top Trade Target As Links Only Grow

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly interested in making a trade for a backup big man, as it’s quickly become clear the team doesn’t have a true answer in the frontcourt for the minutes when starting center Walker Kessler is on the bench.With that, Jericho Sims has been a name mentioned in Lakers trade rumors as a top target for the team. The franchise already tried making a move for the Milwaukee Bucks‘ athletic center over the offseason, and while they failed to get a deal done, recent repor...
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Lakers Bronny James Dealt Unfornate News After G League Demotion

The Los Angeles Lakers sent Bronny James to the G League for the Coachella Valley Lakers’ season opener, and while it was just for one game, the young guard continues to look like the type of player who fits better in the developmental league than in the NBA ranks.James has played in just five games for the Lakers so far this season, putting up four points in 12 total minutes. He was only demoted to the G League for one game, but after another DNP in Los Angeles’ win without Luka Doncic over the...
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Warriors Trade Idea For New Porzingis Replacement 'Makes Too Much Sense'

The Golden State Warriors are looking to trade Kristaps Porzingis after the star big man has been absent from the team to start the 2026-27 NBA season. The franchise hasn’t been paying the 31-year-old center, who most recently stepped back from basketball, but Golden State remains in trade rumors in an attempt to move the unhealthy player for new talent to capitalize on a hot start to the year.With that, there was a recent report about the Warriors’ potential trade interest in Wendell Carter Jr....
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Lakers Could Include Bronny James In Trade Proposal For Ideal Duo

The Los Angeles Lakers have been looking for a new starting forward and backup center through the first few weeks of the NBA season. At the same time, the franchise is also interested in moving on from a few players if it means a roster upgrade, putting the names of Jarred Vanderbilt, Jaden Hardy, and potentially Bronny James on the chopping block.Going off that, according to some recent reports, the Lakers could find an ideal trade partner across town, as it looks like the Los Angeles Clippers...
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Anthony Davis Lakers Reunion Only Possible If Star Takes LeBron James Contract

The Los Angeles Lakers recently found themselves in the headlines following a report that former star Anthony Davis would be interested in a reunion with the Purple and Gold.Davis was dealt to Dallas in the deal that saw the Lakers add Luka Doncic, arguably the most infamous trade in NBA history. The 2020 champion has been sidelined for much of the time since, and while now a member of the Washington Wizards, he still has a very uncertain future in the league.But if Davis is truly interested in...
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Lakers Starting Lineup Revealed For Hawks Game After Austin Reaves News

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, November 9, in a game that will not feature star shooting guard Austin Reaves, but will see Luka Doncic suit up.Reaves, who is coming off a 43-point bomb in the Lakers’ last win over the Detroit Pistons, is listed on the team’s injury report as ‘out’ as he reportedly deals with an illness. Doncic did not play in the Pistons game due to lingering back soreness, but will be playing in Atlanta on Monday.After the final Reaves update, t...
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Los Angeles Lakers Quietly Lose Young Center After Legal Battle

The Los Angeles Lakers picked up college star big man Robbie Avila over the offseason, and while he played two games with the team during Summer League, the 23-year-old is officially headed back to St. Louis University.Avila was in a lengthy legal battle over the NBA offseason in an attempt to get granted one more year of college eligibility, and while he did appear in two games for the Lakers over the summer, he’s now going back to the university where he became one of the centers in the colleg...
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Lakers Eyeing Backup Center Trade With 3x Champ On Chopping Block

The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a hot start to the 2026-27 NBA season, led by Luka Doncic. While questions about the team’s wing depth have been somewhat answered so far, the focus has shifted to the backup center position, as it’s quickly become clear Kevon Looney isn’t the answer to the Lakers’ non-Walker Kessler minutes.With that, Looney’s future in Los Angeles is in question, and in follow-up to earlier reports, there’s an expectation the Lakers will make a trade to replace Looney...
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Warriors Trade Idea Swaps Porzingis For 3-PT Spacing Center With Rumored Interest

The Golden State Warriors are in the middle of some major drama with star big man Kristaps Porzingis, who has yet to play a game for the team this season and looks to be on his way out sometime soon before potentially retiring from the NBA.The Warriors are reportedly exploring Porzingis trade options as the franchise continues to withhold payments on the $20 million contract he was set to be owed this year, and while a deal hasn’t been made yet, one player consistently mentioned as a top target...
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