Since Lakers’ head coach Darvin Ham started Cam Reddish instead of Austin Reaves, the Los Angeles Lakers have won 4 of their last 5 games to turn a worrisome 3–5 start into a 7–6 record and 7th place in the West. Ham’s moves not only put to bed any concerns…

The smartest move the Los Angeles Lakers could make this midseason is not to sacrifice depth for a third superstar but instead double down on size and defense as their championship identity by trading for Myles Turner. The Lakers have clearly seen how playing next to a modern stretch five…

The Los Angeles Lakers may have an opportunity to pull off a blockbuster trade before the deadline to acquire superstar shooting guard Zach LaVine and elite point-of-attack point guard Alex Caruso from the Chicago Bulls. Emergence of potential super teams in Boston, Milwaukee, and Phoenix and slow starts by the…

There’s mounting evidence Darvin Ham’s decision to abandon the four-out sets that carried the team to last year’s conference finals in favor of new five-out sets is one of the major reasons behind the Lakers’ offensive woes. Seduced by early preseason success, Darvin Ham went all-in on five-out sets despite…

At its simplest, basketball is about shot making. The primary reason the Los Angeles Lakers are struggling right now is they just cannot make shots. The good news is that can be immediately fixed by simply making shots. Right now, the Lakers are the only team in the entire league…

After seven quarters of searching, the Lakers finally found a lineup to build upon as they went jumbo sized with Christian Wood joining LeBron James and Anthony Davis to stun the Suns with a big fourth quarter comeback. Trailing by 12 after three quarters with a grim 0–2 start looming…

Opening night losses are a poor measuring stick for projecting how a team will play all year long but nothing throws shade on the bright sunshine of a new season like losing to your nemesis the exact same way as last season. So while the 119–107 loss to the NBA…

Heading into training camp, the Lakers are going to have to figure out what they’re going to do to adjust to no longer having a speedy, pesky, point-of-attack defender like Dennis Schroder to slow down opposing point guards. One option head coach Darvin Ham should consider is having the Lakers…

Switching Jarred Vanderbilt to shooting guard could solve the Lakers’ need to find a game-changing role for him and major minutes for his defense and to improve their backcourt positional size and point-of-attack defense. Right now, due to the heel injury that’s kept him out of action since the first…