The Los Angeles Lakers had a clear priority going into free agency: to find a rim-protecting, lob-threat center — and that’s exactly what they got last week, signing 26-year-old and 2018 No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton to a two-year deal.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Shocking proposed 3-team trade sends LeBron James from Lakers to Mavericks. The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers are notorious trade partners after the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis swap in February. However, the two sides could combine on an even bigger deal this offseason.

Cedric Ceballos thinks LeBron's lack of creativity while dunking would prevent him from winning the dunk contest.

According to an NBA source, the Los Angeles Lakers' 20-year-old guard will be involved in another historic event.

Throughout his NBA career, Lance Stephenson employed various unusual tactics to throw his opponents off their game, but one moment stands out above the rest.