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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Lakers Long-Time Big Man Trade Target Could Now Be In Reach

Despite the hot start to the new NBA season from Walker Kessler, the Los Angeles Lakers are still searching for a backup big man, or someone else in the frontcourt to play the starting power forward position, and trade rumors continue to circulate about the team’s interest in one name they’ve been linked to since Luka Doncic joined the team.The Lakers have Kessler, Kevon Looney, and Sandro Mamukelashvili to play in the frontcourt, but with there still a glaring hole at that end of the floor, lon...
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Lakers Dealt Unfortunate Walker Kessler News If Prediction Comes True

The Los Angeles Lakers took a major gamble this offseason, trading four first-round picks for Walker Kessler and signing him to a four-year, $130 million deal to appease Luka Doncic.While the final jury is still out on the Lakers’ Kessler move, and likely will be for a while, he’s gotten off to a strong start to the 2026-27 NBA season, which so far is validating the front office’s decision to give up so much for a center who played just five games last year.However, while the Lakers might be hap...
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Lakers Get Great News As Shocking JJ Redick Gamble Now Looks Genius

There was a ton made about the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers to begin the 2026-27 NBA season, and while it was expected Quintin Grimes and Jake LaRavia were going to be the starting forwards, head coach JJ Redick made the surprise decision to go with new additions Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams.Through three games, Redick’s decision looks like it’s paid off. Though LaRavia wasn’t necessarily a shoo-in for the starting lineup, he was in contention for that job, but he has come...
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Spurs Title Odds Take Surprise Shift After Jalen Williams Injury Update

Though it’s tough to see any team in the NBA rooting for injuries to their rivals, the San Antonio Spurs are the unexpected beneficiaries of Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams going down with a gruesome leg injury on Sunday night, as the Finals runners-up from last year now have the best odds to win the championship this season.San Antonio was previously sitting right behind the Thunder for the top title odds in the league, but after the Williams injury, the Spurs now lead the race, accor...
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Lakers Handed Exciting Update On $88M Top Trade Target PJ Washington

The Los Angeles  Lakers have long been linked to Dallas Mavericks forward PJ Washington in trade rumors, as ever since the franchise added Luka Doncic, he’s been mentioned as a top target for the team, and he could be closer than ever to playing in a Purple and Gold uniform.Washington is one of many forwards on the Mavericks roster, and while he was recently named one of the contracts Dallas would hope ‘disappear’, there’s a growing chance the Lakers’ top trade target could hit the market very s...
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Lakers Bronny James Trade Rumors Validated After Dismal Season Start

Third-year NBA guard Bronny James of the Los Angeles Lakers was a topic of conversation through training camp and preseason, as he was one of a few candidates to be waived by the team before the start of the regular season. Though he remains on the roster, trade rumors surrounding the young guard have only ramped up after his poor start to the new NBA season.James was mentioned in Lakers trade talk over the past month, as reports emerged both about the 21-year-old holding some value across the l...
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Warriors Proposed To Trade Kristaps Porzingis For All-NBA Center Amid Health Issues

The Golden State Warriors are currently facing a major issue with star big man Kristaps Porzingis. As the center continues to deal with the POTS illness with no estimated return timeline, it was recently reported that the team could start to entertain the idea of a trade to make one more push to add talent around franchise star Stephen Curry.On the day of the Warriors’ season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the team is exploring trade options for the unhealt...
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Dalton Knecht Gets 'Disrespected' By Ex-Teammate After Lakers Cut Ties

Dalton Knecht was waived by the Los Angeles Lakers just before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season, and the team’s first move after that decision could be seen as disrespectful to the former 17th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.After cutting ties with Knecht, the Lakers announced that key free agent signing Matisse Thybulle would be taking his #4 jersey number, switching from the previous #26 number he had upon joining the team.Knecht was always expected to be the Lakers’ final roster cut for the upc...
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Lakers Urged To Trade For Feisty NBA Champ Center As Kessler Backup

The Los Angeles Lakers are still without a true backup center to start the 2026-27 NBA season, and while Walker Kessler looked like a revelation on opening night, trading for another big man is still on the table for the team at some point this season.Though the Lakers have been linked to several names in recent trade rumors, one new player could become available who might be the perfect fit to play alongside Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves while backing up Kessler: Jaylin Williams of the Oklahoma...
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Lakers Dealt Troubling Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler Contract Updates

The Los Angeles Lakers got off to a hot start to the 2026-27 NBA season, with some strong performances from the newly locked-down supporting stars behind Luka Doncic in Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler.The Lakers signed the two players to major contract extensions this summer, totaling a combined $310 million to put them next to Doncic for at least the end of the decade.But while both Reaves and Kessler got off to a strong start for the Lakers this season, based on the new money they got, there...
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Warriors Trade Idea Lands 'Perfect' Porzingis Replacement In $220M Superstar Center

The Golden State Warriors are dealing with the indefinite absence of big man Kristaps Porzingis, as he continues to suffer from symptoms of the POTS illness he picked up a few years ago. Still without a return timeline, the Warriors are reportedly exploring the trade market to move Porzingis elsewhere, but in that same vein, the team could be looking to make a deal for someone to replace the sidelined center.One name that has been constantly brought up in Warriors trade rumors over the past few...
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Los Angeles Lakers Announce Key Injury Updates Right Before Warriors Game

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without rookie Cameron Carr, Adou Thiero, and Collin Sexton for the team’s season opener against the Golden State Warriors due to several different injuries.Carr was selected 24th overall by the Lakers in the 2026 NBA Draft, and while he won’t make his professional debut on Wednesday night, according to a new injury update, he could get on the floor very soon.Carr is expected to be one of the players to play in the somewhat open power forward position for the Laker...
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When Is Kristaps Porzingis Coming Back? Warriors Announce Health Update As Trade Rumors Swirl

The health of Kristaps Porzingis remains a major issue for the Golden State Warriors heading into the 2026-27 NBA season, though an exact return date remains undetermined for the star big man.Porzingis was absent from the Warriors’ training camp as he was dealing with lingering POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) symptoms from the diagnosis a few years ago. The big man has yet to engage in any on-court work and is sidelined indefinitely for Golden State.Porzingis is out indefinitely...
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Warriors Announce Starting Lineup Decision Vs Lakers After Stephen Curry Update

The Golden State Warriors are playing the Los Angeles Lakers in the team’s season opener, a game that will feature NBA superstar Stephen Curry, according to the latest injury update.Curry suffered an ankle injury during the Warriors’ recent open practice, and his status was in question just before tipoff against the Lakers. However, he’s now available to play, as he’s listed as available on the team’s injury report.Just before the game, the Warriors’ starting lineup was confirmed for the first g...
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Lakers Poised To Trade Bronny James After Harsh Reality Check

The Los Angeles Lakers chose to keep Bronny James over Dalton Knecht for the 2026-27 NBA season, and while keeping as many guards on the roster is probably the right move for the team as things stand now, the young player remains on the chopping block, and could very well be traded at some point this season.Despite some of the signs he showed in the past and the name on the back of his jersey, James has yet to prove himself as a rotation-caliber player for the Lakers, and in an effort to add ano...
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De'Aaron Fox Disses Chet Holmgren, Fuels Rivalry After Spurs-Thunder Game

The San Antonio Spurs lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder on opening night of the 2026-27 NBA season, and after a scuffle between De’Aaron Fox and Chet Holmgren, it’s clear the rivalry between the two top teams in the Western Conference is still alive and well.During the second quarter, Fox took down Holmgren as the two were battling in the post, which then led to an NBA-style brouhaha that ended with several technical fouls, including a flagrant on the Spurs point guard.Though the Thunder ended t...
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3 Exciting Lakers Trade Ideas To Land Top Targets This Season

Though the Los Angeles Lakers failed to package Dalton Knecht in a trade for a backup big man and instead waived him, there is a ton of buzz around the organization that a move is still coming. The Lakers need either a starting power forward or a backup center to play behind Walker Kessler, and until the trade deadline, rumors and talk about the team making a deal will continue.According to a new list of Lakers’ trade targets from Bleacher Report, there are three names in particular the team is...
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Lakers Could Cut Ties With Bronny James For Big Man With Luka Doncic Connection

After the news of the Dallas Mavericks deciding to keep Moussa Cisse, it took one top big man target off the board for the Los Angeles Lakers. However, with Dwight Powell now becoming available, it’s hard to see him as not the most easily obtainable center for the team to go after.Powell was waived by the Mavericks after they brought him in this summer, and though the Lakers were previously rumored to be interested in Cisse if he hit the waiver wire, Powell now becomes a gettable backup center f...
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Lakers Make Decision On Top Free Agent, Controversial Guard After Career Year: Report

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly uninterested in adding one of the best free agent guards available at the start of the 2026-27 NBA season, Kevin Porter Jr.Porter was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks at the same time the Lakers cut ties with Dalton Knecht. Despite potentially being interested in a player with the same type of skill set as Porter, recent reports indicate Los Angeles won’t target the 26-year-old guard with a checkered history.While the Lakers could use another playmaker like Por...
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Dalton Knecht Gets Much-Needed Good News After Lakers Cut Ties

Despite getting waived by the Los Angeles Lakers, third-year NBA wing Dalton Knecht is now one of the top NBA free agents available to sign with a new team for the 2026-27 season.Knecht was always expected to be waived by the Lakers, and though he showed major promise earlier in his career to eventually become a rotational player, the latter half of his tenure in Los Angeles got messy, and as head coach JJ Redick said, he just didn’t fit the direction of the team going forward.However, in what i...
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Lakers Urged To Target 'Ideal' Defensive Wing For Bargain Price

Even though the Los Angeles Lakers‘ roster was finalized for the upcoming NBA season, the team could still make some minor changes to fix some of the remaining holes in the lineup.While the Lakers waived Dalton Knecht, teams around the league made roster cuts as well, putting some very intriguing names on the waiver wire who could get picked up and land in Los Angeles.One of those players is Micah Peavy, who was recently waived by the Memphis Grizzlies. Despite not making the roster on his forme...
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Warriors Dealt Great Yaxel Lendeborg News If Latest Prediction Comes True

The Golden State Warriors selected Yaxel Lendeborg with the 11th pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, and despite not yet playing a minute of professional basketball, the early returns on the rookie are sky-high.Along with getting the start for opening night against the Los Angeles Lakers, many names throughout the Warriors organization have sung Lendeborg’s praises.But though he has yet to play in an NBA game, the latest prediction on Lendeborg this season is amazing news for the Warriors and could set...
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Dalton Knecht Isn't To Blame For Lakers Decision To Cut Ties

To the surprise of almost nobody, the Los Angeles Lakers waived Dalton Knecht the day before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season.Knecht was selected by the Lakers 17th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft, and while he showed glimpses of being a rotational player in the league, he never made that work in his two seasons playing in Los Angeles.But while the Lakers waived Knecht, a decision that now forces the young player to look elsewhere to continue his NBA career, it’s hard to blame the 25-year-old,...
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New York Knicks Announce Starting Lineup vs. Philadelphia 76ers After Josh Hart News

The New York Knicks are playing the Philadelphia 76ers to open the 2026-27 NBA season on Tuesday, October 20, at 7 pm EST on what will be banner night for the reigning champions in a game that will feature Josh Hart in the starting lineup, according to the latest injury update.Along with the finger injury Hart was dealing with all of last season, the guard missed time during the Knicks’ preseason with an ankle issue. However, he isn’t on New York’s injury report and will suit up against the 76er...
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