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Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash will be in the lineup when the Los Angeles Lakers play the Sacramento Kings, Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said after shootaround Saturday.

Join your Shootaround crew for some fake trades, pipe dreams, and beautiful, dark, twisted, deadline day fantasies. The Book of Revelation Golden State Warriors get: Devin Harris (Hawks), Earl Clark (Lakers), DeMarcus Cousins (Kings), Aaron B...

Our panelists put on their GM hats and wheel and deal for the top players on the trade market

Though the Lakers have long rebuffed talks of trading Dwight Howard, sources now say the team may consider dealing the pending free agent as Los Angeles continues to struggle.

Each week, Joe Kaiser looks at five players and offers trends to watch, good or bad. This week, he takes a look at Steve Nash's dropping usage rate, Luol Deng's workload and Nikolai Vucevic's emergence in Orlando.

Story | Conversation | January 14, 2013

The Los Angeles Lakers, largely at the behest of general manager Mitch Kupchak, have rebuffed trade inquiries from at least two teams for Pau Gasol, according to sources with knowledge of the Lakers' thinking.

Chris Broussard offers four trade scenarios that could transform teams.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2012

Lakers forward Pau Gasol has won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his extensive charity work as a UNICEF ambassador.

"Crunch Time" is defined as less than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter or overtime with neither team ahead by more than five points. In these crucial situations, plus-minus is a very effective measure of team performance because scoring w...

Larry Coon analyzes the impact of March 1 on the NBA trade market.

Story | Conversation | March 01, 2012

John Carroll offers up five trade scenarios that fall well short of the blockbuster variety but could have a major impact on teams this season and going forward. His first trade idea sends Kirk Hinrich to the Lakers to fill their point guard void.

Story | Conversation | February 28, 2012

Basketball Prospectus' Bradford Doolittle says Kevin Garnett's and Tim Duncan's All-Star days are done, and they aren't even living up to projections, either.

Story | Conversation | February 26, 2012

Derrick Rose's back is letting him play basketball again, and that despite reports, he's not looking to add any general manager responsibilities to his on-court workload.

Pau Gasol scored seven of his 20 points in the final 5:20 and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 86-78 on Tuesday night.

Among the surprises this season has been the strong record of the Atlanta Hawks. Despite a first round upset of the Orlando Magic in the first round of the 2011 playoffs, most folks (myself included) seemed to think this core, which had been together...

Austin Link proposes five potential trades that would turn title pretenders into legitimate contenders to win the NBA championship this season.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2012