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Feel better, Walton. I guess, maybe… I don’t even know anymore. Will this hinder any trades possibly involving Walton? Sound-off… Press Enterprise: Luke Walton will have surgery Friday to remove bone spurs from his right ankle and expects to be out of action for four weeks. Walton hopes the surgery will alleviate the pain he felt in the ankle all [...]

HOOPSWORLD: Last summer Coby Karl was a kid just trying to find a way to make it to the NBA. After a decent showing at the NBA’s Pre-Draft Camp in Orlando, Karl went undrafted. When the Lakers signed him to a summer league contract not long after, there were those around the league who laughed it off as nothing more [...]

Bleacher Report: Shawn Marion has been one of the more underrated players in the NBA for the past few years. His numbers and production have ranked up there with all the stars of the league. Last season the Heat traded Shaq for Marion in a blockbuster deal, and after drafting Michael Beasley, Marion could be traded once again. Riley wants [...]

Ron Artest speaks out. Wants a trade, loves Phil Jackson and the Lakers, and does not see a future with the Kings. A key part of the article also states the Lakers are interested in Artest, but don’t want to give up a package with Odom in it to acquire him. Ron Artest could push for the Lakers though, this [...]

ESPN: An informal survey of team executives and agents here in Vegas has turned up pretty much no one who thinks the Lakers will match the four-year offer sheet worth an estimated $17 million that Ronny Turiaf has signed with Golden State, as much as the Lakers went into free agency hoping to retain Turiaf and Sasha Vujacic. The theory [...]

Discusses many subjects from this past season and the Lakers Summer plans… Interesting stuff.

If true. What are your thoughts on this? Sound-off… Sacramento Bee: According to a league source, the Lakers already have contacted the Kings regarding Artest and are believed to be offering forward Lamar Odom. As of Tuesday evening, the Kings had not returned the call. They are expected to insist on forward Kenny Thomas and his $18 million of remaining [...]

HOOPSWORLD: As a psychologist in my day job, it’s always been a fascination of mine to try and understand what makes people tick. Having a chance to spend some time with Kobe Bryant last week at The Kobe Bryant Basketball Academy, I found myself wondering the same thing about him. He’s had such ups and downs during the course of [...]

Pasadena Star News: Lakers center Andrew Bynum is set to begin his off-season workouts next week in the heat and humidity of Atlanta, more than six months after suffering a season-ending left kneecap injury during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Sean Zarzana, Bynum’s personal trainer, said Tuesday afternoon that they would begin off-season workouts “pretty much full bore” next [...]

L.A. Times: The Lakers continue to take part in a slow-speed chase, waiting to see whether Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf receive offers from other teams that would price the restricted free agents out of the Lakers’ comfort zone. Last week, the Lakers made one-year qualifying offers to Vujacic for $2.6 million and Turiaf for $1 million, though both players [...]

Las Vegas Sun: Kobe Bryant leaves the Thomas & Mack Center court after a FIBA Americas basketball game and speaks Spanish to his wife, Vanessa, whom he calls Mamacita, and two young daughters. In Italian, he instructs his kids to begin eating, mangia, and playfully cusses out U.S. national team assistant coach Mike D’Antoni. He writes in Latin on his [...]

The Voice of the Nation Podcast with Andrew Rafner (varsityoptimism) and David Brickley (DBricks) will guide you through the capillaries and ventricles of the Lakers Nation. Andrew and D are joined by Chris Manning (LD2k) to talk about the offseason so far, the true meaning of the Olympic Basketball and the newest member of the NBA: the Oklahoma City… ?! [...]

We already know the Lakers are going after Posey but it seems like their also making a run for Barry. What are your thoughts on this? Sound-off… L.A. Times: The Lakers have talked with representatives of Boston small forward James Posey and veteran San Antonio sharpshooter Brent Barry to gauge the free agents’ interest. Barry, 36, spent the last four [...]

Sporting News: First thing Wednesday morning, Sasha Vujacic will meet with the Lakers in Los Angeles, according to Bill Duffy, Vujacic’s agent. Vujacic is coming off his best year in the NBA, averaging a career-high 17.8 minutes per game and shooting 43.7 percent on 3-pointers, which was eighth in the league. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak has made it clear [...]