Early in the 1949-50 season, the Lakers were sold the rights to Billy Hassett by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. Hassett was a 5-foot-11 guard who had played his college basketball at the University of ...

Some Lakers fans want newcomer Marcus Smart, a former Defensive Player of the Year, to be in the starting lineup this season.

Mike Bloom was a 6-foot-6 forward/center who came to the Lakers in 1948 after playing with the Baltimore Bullets and the Boston Celtics during the previous season. He played in 24 games for the Lakers ...

In the summer of 2024, the Lakers signed center Christian Koloko to a two-way contract. He was a second-round draft pick in 2022 out of the University of Arizona, and after spending most of his ...