The Lakers aggressively pursue Jazz center Walker Kessler but face a roadblock as Utah demands a steep price for the young star.

In this new trade scenario by Doug McCain of The Big Lead, the Lakers make what McCain calls a 'perfect' deadline move. The deal would be between the Lakers and Utah Jazz, landing two players in Los Angeles.

“Walker Kessler’s elite shot-blocking (2.4 blocks per game) and rebounding (11.5 rebounds per game) would solidify the Lakers’ interior defense, giving Anthony Davis more freedom to roam defensively and revert back to his favored power forward position,” Fadeaway World’s Eddie Bitar wrote Friday.

Former Warriors GM Bob Myers explains how difficult it is to get a deal done right now, as NBA trade deadline looms large for Lakers, others

Things are starting to come together for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers followed up Thursday's blowout victory over the Boston Celtics by shutting

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Here is all the latest news you need to know about the Los Angeles Lakers, including a trade proposal that involves star forward Anthony Davis.

The Los Angeles Lakers improved to 25-18 in this 2024-25 season following a 118-108 win over the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Saturday. It was the third win in a row for the Lakers and they put on an offensive clinic against the Warriors.

Walker Kessler is in his third season playing for the Utah Jazz. With the Jazz in rebuilding mode, he has been a name mentioned in a lot of trade rumors over t

NBA rumors reveal the Los Angeles Lakers are ;highly interested' in a trade for Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic ahead of the deadline.

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