The Los Angeles Lakers are on pace for a mid-50s win total, but Bill Simmons believes they are winning in spite of themselves, not because the locker room is we

The Lakers were without LeBron James (left foot joint arthritis and right sciatica), Austin Reaves (left calf strain) and Rui Hachimura (right calf strain) on Wednesday, but James was upgraded to “probable” ahead of their clash with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.

Lakers top trade target from the Sacramento Kings, Keon Eliis, is reportedly going for a steep price ahead of the deadline.

After one season at Duke University, Harry Giles III, a 6-foot-10 power forward/center, was taken by the Portland Trail Blazers with the No. 20 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. After stints with the Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Brooklyn Nets, the Lakers signed him to a two-way contract late in the 2023-24 season.

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Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were good and a select few were flat-out legendary.

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