But for as shrewd of a move as the Finney-Smith trade was, it wasn’t the type of all-in deal the Lakers need to vault into legitimate ... optimistic that Jarred Vanderbilt’s looming return ...

L.A. hasn’t pulled off a blockbuster deal since the 2022-23 season, when midseason trades brought in Russell, Hachimura, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt ... may not vault the Lakers ...

A day later, Johnny Goode and Tyler Burns set program indoor records in the 400 meters and pole vault. Giovanna Meeks, a redshirt sophomore transfer from Vanderbilt, won for the second week in a ...

Fresh off acquiring Luka Doncic, the Lakers traded for 23-year-old Charlotte center Mark Williams in another deadline deal.

While both centers would address immediate needs, neither acquisition alone would likely vault Los Angeles into ... the Lakers received a boost with Jarred Vanderbilt's return against Golden ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have made it to the halfway point of the 2024-25 season. And so far, they have been a difficult team to evaluate. Superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis have looked the part ...

Even mentioning details to the superstars' agents would risk info becoming public, which the Mavs thought was especially ...

After dealing Davis, the Lakers now have Williams, Jaxson Hayes and small-ball lineups with Jarred Vanderbilt and Dorian ... keep them out of the lottery and vault them into contention.

The Lakers currently sit in sixth in the West so are very much in the mix, which means one or two good trades could vault them into ... optimistic that Jarred Vanderbilt’s looming return will ...