If the Lakers want to be successful this season, they will need to add a center via trade. They re-signed Jaxson Hayes and signed DeAndre Ayton, but they still need a more proven presence. One possible target is the Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is looking more likely to stay on the team for the start of the season, but his future with the team is very much in dou

The Los Angeles Lakers recently received their schedule for the 2025-26 season, their first in which Luka Doncic will enter the year wearing the Purple and Gold. Los Angeles also still employs LeBron Jame s, who has orchestrated some trade rumors this summer through his mouthpiece Rich Paul but seems poised to once again be on the Lakers next year.