Since elevating young 3-and-D swingman Max Christie into their starting five, the 20-15 Los Angeles Lakers have gone 8-4. The club's improvement is also a credit to its trade to acquire another 3-and-D wing,

D'Angelo Russell's extended injury absence will continue during the Nets' home matchup with the Pistons on Wednesday.

The Lakers apparently caused some hard feelings to form between the Nets and another team in the Western Conference.

The Los Angeles Lakers have traded guard D'Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for forward Dorian Finney-Smith and guard Shake Milton.

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks commended Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka for getting a deal done.

The Los Angeles Lakers have finally made a move! After months of speculation and trade rumors, the team has finally decided to start retooling the roster.

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly seeking more for small forward Cameron Johnson than the six second-round picks they received in trades involving

For the Lakers ... to the Nets back in 2017. He went on to have the best stretch of his career, culminating in his only All-Star appearance in 2019. Russell has since bounced around the league, with stops in Minnesota, Golden State and Los Angeles again ...

According to NBA insider Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, the Los Angeles Lakers have no interest in trading Dalton Knecht or Rui Hachimura. Los Angeles

During his long tenure with the Dallas Mavericks, Dorian Finney-Smith was primarily an outside shooting threat and is settling into that role for the Los Angeles Lakers since arriving in Hollywood as part of the D’Angelo Russell trade with Brooklyn last week.

The Los Angeles Lakers, after much ado, finally decided to trade away D’Angelo Russell, sending him to another former team of his in the Brooklyn Nets in a deal that brought them back Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton.