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NBA Free Agency Diary: Fine. Let’s Pretend Kawhi Is On The Lakers.

Keep track of the chaotic NBA offseason with our Free Agency Diary. Dear NBA Diary, With each passing day that Kawhi Leonard remains unsigned, it seems like the media speculation only intensifies that he’ll join the Los Angeles Lakers. Why? For starters, Leonard is from the area originally, and the Lakers have been mentioned as […]

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How The Anthony Davis Trade Reshapes The West

Congrats, Toronto Raptors! It barely took two days for your NBA championship to be swept into the category of “old news” by Klay Thompson’s ACL injury and the Los Angeles Lakers’ blockbuster trade for Anthony Davis on Saturday night. Pro basketball has a reputation for never having an offseason, but this past week was a […]

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The Lakers Land Anthony Davis. OK — Now What?

If the door for contention out in the Western Conference swung wide open this week after a pair of brutal Golden State injuries, it appears that the Lakers just walked right through it. Los Angeles, vying to make the most of LeBron James’s remaining window, agreed to a deal Saturday that would land them Pelicans […]

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