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 ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have more depth this season than they ended last season with. That is especially true at the forward positions, where they have Rui Hachimura, Jake LaRavia, Jarred Vanderbilt, ...

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 ...