December was a rough month for the Los Angeles Lakers. They went 5-7 during that month and had lots of trouble stopping opponents defensively, especially in transition and off turnovers. But starting with the next-to-last game of December, they have won three of their last four games and shown a bit of improvement on the defensive end.

The Lakers are all over the place. Head coach JJ Redick feels his messages aren’t getting through to the players. The offense shows continuous lapses, while defensively, there’s no organization.

Target Jordan Poole, Wendell Carter Jr. & Daniel Gafford for tonight's top NBA player prop picks for Tuesday, January 6.

LeBron James had the home crowd go wild after his alley-oop dunk highlight that involved Marcus Smart in the Lakers' game against the Kings.

Even though LeBron James has not given an official timeline for the end of his legendary NBA career, people within the league have started to think about what his next steps could be with his Los Angeles Lakers contract set to expire after this season.

As far as the Los Angeles Lakers are concerned, it is well-known that they would love to acquire Herbert Jones of the New Orleans Pelicans and/or the Sacramento Kings ' Keon Ellis. It doesn't appear that either team is very eager to move either player right now, but plenty can change between now and the beginning of February.

While LeBron James and Luka Doncic led the Lakers in scoring, Jake LaRavia brought energy needed during a win over the Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena.

Luka Doncic of the Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks lead their respective conferences for NBA All-Star Game voting. Here's the latest.