The Lakeshow Review
A dedicated space to all things Lakers Basketball
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Last week, Jeanie Buss and the Buss family sold their majority shares of the Los Angeles Lakers to billionaire Mark Walter. Walter is the chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, a privately held global financial services firm. This news dropped out of nowhere to say the least. But given the team’s penchant for stealth affairs…
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Lakers forward Rui Hachimura culminated his third season with the team this year (two and a half if you consider that he was traded to LA during the 2023 trade deadline). Rui has had a very positive impact since his arrival, averaging 13.4ppg, 4.6rbp and 1.3apg on 52%FG and 42%3PT during his last two seasons…
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With the 17th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Tennessee swingman Dalton Knecht. The Lakers were fortunate to take Knecht at the 17 slot after he unexpectedly fell on draft day. He was projected to go much higher. Right off bat, during Summer League, Knecht showed good promise. He put…
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54-37. That was the rebound discrepancy in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference Quarter-Finals that saw the Lakers get eliminated at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. LA was decimated all series at the battle of the boards. They had no answers for the size and length of Minnesota’s center Rudy Gobert, whose Wilt…
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Former Duke Blue Devils legend JJ Redick just completed his first season as Lakers head coach. There were some highs and lows, moments of brilliance and, well, moments of head scratching. Redick accepted the job after his brief stint as a podcaster post-retirement. A stint that included a partnership with LeBron James on the Mind…
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All good things must come to an end. All bad things must come to an end. All things must come to an end. Regardless of how you feel about the seven seasons that LeBron James has spent as a Los Angeles Laker, it’s clearly obvious at this point that it’s in his best interest to…
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Lakers guard Austin Reaves is coming off the heels of an extremely disappointing series versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. During the Lakers’ brief 5-game playoff rodeo against Minnesota, Reaves tallied an underwhelming 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3.5 assists, while shooting a meek 41% from the from field and 32% from beyond the arc. Now, these…
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Another season is in the books for The Los Angeles Lakers, who just capped off the 77th season in franchise history in a somewhat unceremonious fashion. The Lakers were ousted, by way of a Gentleman’s Sweep, at the hands of a young and athletic Minnesota Timberwolves team, whose size and speed swarmed the Lakers at…
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The Los Angeles Lakers 2025 campaign came to an unceremonious end last Wednesday at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, following a 103-96 defeat in Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals. Led by Julius Randle’s 23 points, 4 boards and 5 assists, as well as Rudy Gobert’s Wilt Chamberlain-esque stat-line of 27 points and…
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The Los Angeles Lakers were unable to exercise their playoff demons last Sunday against the Minnesota timberwolves and now find themselves on the brink of elimination from the NBA Playoffs. The defeat, 116-113, has officially put the season in critical condition. This series has been marred by the Lakers’ inability to shake off their Jekyll/Hyde…
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