The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly confident they will be able to sign Luka Doncic to a contract extension in August.

The Los Angeles Lakers might have a new incentive for emptying their asset collection and giving their roster as many win-now resources as they can.

Los Angeles Lakers eye Atlanta Hawks' Onyeka Okongwu. This move follows Kristaps Porzingis's arrival in Atlanta. Okongwu's role might diminish. Lakers see a trade opportunity. He offers defense and rebounding.

In fairness, the Lakers have made a couple of moves to help address that this summer by drafting Adou Thiero with the 36th overall pick. He projects as a very good perimeter defender. They also signed Jake LaRavia, who has made it very clear that the defensive side of the ball is where he plans on making his mark with the purple and gold.

Internally, it's been a rather loud 2025 NBA offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers due to ongoing speculation about LeBron James' future with the franchise and the impending—and critically important—contract extension talks with Luka Dončić.

According to a report from Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints, Los Angeles is interested in Golden State Warriors' free agent wing Gary Payton II. "There were some whispers connecting Gary Payton II to the Lakers even before he signed with Bill Duffy," Irwin wrote on X. "I can safely say he's very much on the Lakers' radar."

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The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly still among the teams in the mix to land 39-year-old free agent forward Al Horford.