Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season.

JJ Redick already says the Los Angeles Lakers need to be in better shape next season after the coach watched his team fade in its first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The final numbers from trade-deadline time: no fewer than eight current and past All-Stars, some of them recent All-NBA selections, some among the league’s highest scorers and even three Olympic gold medalists, all of them headed to new homes.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ acquisition of Luka Doncic has altered the future of a franchise that had been trying to squeeze one more championship run out of 40-year-old LeBron James’ partnership with Anthony Davis.

Luka Doncic says he was just as shocked as the rest of the basketball world when the Dallas Mavericks traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers.

LeBron James and son Bronny James are already scrimmaging with the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers during voluntary offseason workouts.

Three days after LeBron James’ podcast partner became the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach, the team drafted James’ oldest son, Bronny.

The Los Angeles Lakers have formally introduced JJ Redick as their next head coach.

The Los Angeles Lakers must continue their latest coaching search with the basketball world already knowing their first choice turned them down.

Spencer Dinwiddie signed Saturday with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, finding a new team quickly after getting traded by the Brooklyn Nets.

LeBron James is once again getting to the gym at dawn and putting in long hours as he prepares to begin his 21st NBA season.

LeBron James didn’t meet with the media on the day after the top scorer in NBA history said he needed time to think about his basketball future following the Los Angeles Lakers’ elimination from the Western Conference finals.

General manager Rob Pelinka says Russell Westbrook doesn’t deserve all the blame for the Lakers’ struggles throughout his time in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Lakers have fired Frank Vogel.

Lakers coach Frank Vogel is shrugging off widespread reports of his job insecurity.

Russell Westbrook is realizing a childhood dream by coming home to play for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Los Angeles already knew Bryant was much more than a basketball icon. “I couldn't see him as a celebrity, nor just an incredible basketball player,” Vanessa Bryant said. “God knew they couldn't be on this Earth without each other,” said Vanessa Bryant, who had been with Kobe since 1999. Kobe Bryant was a passionate advocate for women’s basketball, and Gigi Bryant was a promising young player who aspired to play at UConn. Hours before the service, Vanessa Bryant sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in the fog.