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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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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Lakers Bronny James Gets Harsh Warning To Save His Career After G League Demotion

After a poor start to the regular season with just 12 minutes played and four points scored, the Los Angeles Lakers recently demoted Bronny James to the G League in an effort to give the young guard more on-court time to improve before being brought back up to the NBA ranks.James was previously off the Coachella Valley Lakers’ G League roster, but with the 22-year-old still sitting on the bench in Los Angeles, and with recent buzz about a potential trade or him getting waived, it looks like LeBr...
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Lakers Dealt Great News As 'Dream' Trade Target Likely To Hit Open Market

The Los Angeles Lakers were searching for 3-and-D wings throughout the offseason to pair with the star trio of Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Walker Kessler, and while the team failed to land a few of its top targets like Jonathan Kuminga and Peyton Watson, the rumors continue about another player becoming available.Derrick Jones Jr. of the Los Angeles Clippers has long been mentioned as an ideal Lakers trade target, and according to a new report, there is a real expectation that he will hit th...
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Lakers Trade Rumors: 3 High-Value Centers Emerge As Top Targets

So far this season, it looks like the Los Angeles Lakers made the right decision trading for Walker Kessler despite giving up first-round picks in the deal and signing him to a four-year, $130 million contract. However, outside of him, the Lakers are extremely thin in the frontcourt, and two and a half weeks into the season, the buzz about the team going after a backup center in the trade market has only grown.The Lakers also have Kevon Looney on the roster, but so far, he hasn’t been an answer...
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Is Bronny James Playing Tonight? Lakers Make G League Decision As Uncertain Future Looms

The Los Angeles Lakers will be playing their Friday night NBA Cup game against the Portland Trail Blazers without Bronny James, as the team recently announced the third-year guard was sent down to the G League ahead of the Coachella Valley Lakers’ season-opener.James, now in the G League alongside rookie teammate Cameron Carr, will not be playing in the Lakers-Blazers game on Friday night, officially listed on the team’s injury report as ‘out’, despite not actually holding an injury designation....
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Lakers Get Good News As 'Dream' 3-And-D Trade Target Likely To Be Moved

The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten strong performances out of the new wings and forwards signed in free agency this summer, but while those players have outpaced the relatively low expectations many held for them before the season began, the team could still very well make a trade to add a higher-caliber name who could significantly upgrade the roster.With that, Derrick Jones Jr. of the Los Angeles Clippers has long been mentioned as an ideal Lakers trade target, as his skill set on both sides o...
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Bronny James Gets Firm Roadmap To Avoid Lakers Trade, Roster Cut

Through the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first nine games of the 2026-27 NBA season, third-year guard Bronny James has played in just 12 minutes and scored only four points, firmly sitting outside the team’s typical rotation and consistently being mentioned as a potential trade candidate or someone who could get waived from the roster.While in the past James has shown the smallest glimpses of becoming an NBA-caliber player, that hasn’t been the case this season. He’s only played in garbage time for the L...
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Lakers Inch Closer To Superstar Addition With New Nikola Jokic Report

For the entire history of the franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers have arguably been the best team in the NBA at landing superstar talent, whether it’s through the trade market or free agency, as seen with LeBron James arriving in 2018 and Luka Doncic in 2025.Now in a new era led by Doncic, the Lakers have Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler as the other two big names on the roster, but according to one recent major report, the team could be closer to landing one of the best players in NBA history: N...
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Lakers Dealt Unfortunate News After Shocking Dalton Knecht Knicks Debut

The Los Angeles Lakers cut ties with Dalton Knecht before the 2026-27 NBA season in a move that was very much expected. After a few days as a free agent, the 2024 Lakers draft pick signed with the New York Knicks, and on Wednesday, he made his debut for the defending champions.In 16 minutes of action, Knecht scored ten points on 4/6 shooting, while also recording seven rebounds, an assist, and a block.He played mostly in garbage time as New York routed the Chicago Bulls, but in the first game of...
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Lakers Proposed To Trade Austin Reaves, Bronny James For First Overall Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a hot start to the 2026-27 NBA season, led by Luka Doncic‘s MVP-caliber first nine games, as the team has a 7-2 record and sits second in the Western Conference standings.But while things are going great for the Lakers so far, the team is reportedly still interested in making a trade to upgrade the roster, likely a move to add a new starting power forward or a backup center.Though it might seem a bit perplexing, Austin Reaves has also been mentioned as a...
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Lakers Fans Outraged At Bronny James Decision After Dalton Knecht Knicks Debut

The Los Angeles Lakers chose to waive Dalton Knecht before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season, subsequently keeping Bronny James on the roster.Knecht remained in free agency for a few days before signing a two-way deal with the New York Knicks. Neither player has necessarily been a consistent contributor for their respective teams, but after Knecht’s Knicks debut on Wednesday night, Lakers fans are making their voices heard about the team keeping the 2024 second-round pick over the first-round...
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Lakers Trade Proposal Adds $125M 'Dream' Big Man Target In Blockbuster Move

The Los Angeles Lakers are lacking both a starting power forward and a backup center, and since the start of the 2026-27 NBA season, trade rumors surrounding the team have only heated up.Additionally, it’s been reported that the Lakers are interested in packaging two young players on the team to fill at least one of those holes in the roster to land someone who can significantly raise the ceiling of this Luka Doncic-led team.With that, according to a new blockbuster Lakers trade proposal, Naz Re...
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Warriors Make Massive Kristaps Porzingis Contract Decision As Trade Rumors Grow

The Golden State Warriors have been without star big man Kristaps Porzingis since the start of the season. As the Latvian player remains out indefinitely, the team reportedly will not pay his contract through the first two weeks of the year.Porzingis has been sidelined as he continues to deal with the lingering effects of the POTS illness he picked up a few years ago, and as he’s been away from the Warriors, Golden State is sending a strong message to the 31-year-old, as he hasn’t been getting p...
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Lakers Could Trade 3 Key Assets For Roster Upgrade As Rumors Grow

The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a hot 6-2 start to the 2026-27 NBA season, but while riding Luka Doncic‘s historic MVP-level start to the year, that doesn’t rule out the team making a trade to upgrade the roster, likely at the power forward or backup center position.The Lakers were reportedly in trade talks late into the summer and, since the start of the year, are expected to continue searching the trade market to explore the players who could be available in a deal.Los Angeles doesn’...
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Lakers Get Good News As Latest Signing Wants To Do The 'Dirty Work'

While it didn’t fully address the team’s need for a backup center to play on a consistent basis, the Los Angeles Lakers recently signed Lawson Lovering to a two-way contract, waiving AK Okereke in the process.Lovering only had two games of NBA experience in his career so far, but the Lakers took a low-risk flyer on signing the center to a two-way contract.Some previous comments from head coach JJ Redick might have scared some Lakers fans, but according to the player himself, Los Angeles should b...
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Denver Nuggets Receive Scary Nikola Jokic Trade News

The Denver Nuggets might have never imagined franchise superstar Nikola Jokic playing in a different uniform, but over the past few months, buzz about the Serbian center potentially leaving town or asking for a trade has only increased, as he has yet to sign a new contract extension with the team.The Nuggets haven’t gotten off to a great start to the season, and Jokic has made headlines after calling out fan support. The idea of him leaving isn’t necessarily a new one, but according to a new rep...
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Lakers Get Concerning Injury News On Key Starter Ahead Of Kings Game

The Los Angeles Lakers were without new addition and consistent starting power forward Ziaire Williams for three games while he was dealing with a foot injury, and though the young forward returned in the team’s previous game against the Miami Heat, his comments about the health issue sounded a bit concerning.Before suffering the injury, Williams was a mainstay in the starting lineup. In his first game back, his role was taken by Jake LaRavia, and while he remains one of the Lakers’ most importa...
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Kristaps Porzingis Likely To Retire Amid Warriors Trade, Contract Drama: Report

With new reports emerging about the Golden State Warriors‘ plans of trying to trade Kristaps Porzingis and holding payments on his contract this season, all signs point to the star center retiring before playing in an NBA again.Porzingis hasn’t suited up for the Warriors this season, and while he remains out indefinitely with no return date or timeline, recent reports suggest his career is coming to an end, with retirement the most likely outcome to solve all the latest drama.Porzingis was the f...
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Lakers Urged To Cut Ties With Bronny James By Notable No 1. Overall Pick

Bronny James remains on the Los Angeles Lakers‘ roster, but with just four points scored and 11 minutes played through the team’s first eight games of the season, it’s clear the third-year guard is sitting on the outside of the rotation.With that, as has been the case for months now, the idea of the Lakers either waiving or trading James has been one that keeps coming up. He isn’t getting playing time, and the team could use his spot on the roster to add another forward or center who could contr...
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Warriors Lose Former First Round Pick To West Rival

Despite joining the Golden State Warriors over the summer and through the preseason, Dalen Terry has joined the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to the latest NBA news.Terry was linked to Golden State over the entire offseason and was with the team during training camp, played in the preseason, and was with the G League Santa Cruz Warriors before he agreed to a new deal to join Oklahoma City.The 24-year-old was a former first-round pick in 2022, and though he hadn’t appeared in any regular seaso...
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Lakers Luka Doncic Gets Major MVP Odds News Amid Historic Start

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic has surged up the NBA MVP odds and is now the favorite to win the award, after previously not being a top name expected to take home the trophy.Doncic has never won the MVP award, and while he’s finished close in past years, the Lakers’ franchise centerpiece is making the strongest case for the regular-season award in 2026-27.Coming off another historic performance against the Miami Heat, Doncic is averaging what would be a record-breaking 38.3 points, 8....
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Los Angeles Lakers Urged To Trade For $180M Star Wing Duo

Despite a strong start to the season, led by MVP favorite Luka Doncic, the Los Angeles Lakers still lack high-level forwards across the roster, and the minimal wing depth was a topic of conversation throughout the offseason, as the front office failed to land many of the big names linked to the franchise.However, with recent reports about the trade availability of Trey Murphy and Herb Jones of the New Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers were once again urged to go after the star duo who’ve each been pr...
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