Articles by Jacob Rude
Its hard to believe that Ben Simmons only just turned 30 years old this summer.
Once an All-NBA player at 23, things sharply and drastically changed for Simmons, who was out of the league entirely l�...
Once again, Austin Reaves is showing how badly he wants to win with the Lakers.
Prior to the start of free agency, Reaves agreed to a reported four-year, $185 million deal to stay in Los Angeles. Ho�...
For those paying particularly close attention to the Lakers during the LeBron James era, there was a clear inflection point.
Riding high after a title in 2020 and feeling hard done by due to injurie�...
The Lakers made sure they got their player in the first round on Tuesday.
Los Angeles made a last-minute trade, moving up one spot to the No. 24 pick to select Cameron Carr, a guard out of Baylor.
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While we didnt get to see it on the biggest stage in the postseason, one of the biggest positives to come out of the season for the Lakers was the Austin Reaves-Luka Doni partnership.
On the court, �...
In most circumstances, advancing out of the first round is hardly a celebratory situation, particularly for a Lakers franchise with banners aplenty hanging. It should be little more than the first of�...
After a hard-fought series against the Rockets, the Lakers will move into the second round against an even more daunting opponent in the Thunder.
The cream of the crop for the entire season, Oklahom�...
There was lots to dislike about the Lakers performance in Game 4.
The offense looked stuck in mud. There was an alarming amount of turnovers and nearly all of them were live ball, which ruined any c�...
The deck was stacked against the Lakers heading into the playoffs, but what awaited them was a tower of cards ready to topple over in the Rockets.
Kevin Durant being a surprise scratch pregame tilte�...
After an exhausting, long NBA season, it was nice to go about Sundays game stress-free. There were some stakes involved as the Lakers could still finish either the third or fourth seed.
However, LA �...
