Center Colin Castleton came to the Lakers in 2023 as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Florida. They signed him to a two-way contract, and he appeared in 16 regular-season games with them during the 2023-24 campaign and totaled 24 points and 12 rebounds in 59 minutes while also playing in 12 games with their G League affiliate.

LeBron James made his debut in the 23rd season of his NBA career as the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the Utah Jazz, 140-26, on Tuesday night.

Tip-off between the Jazz and Lakers lands at 8:30 p.m. MT in Crypto.com Arena, where Utah will have a chance to rattle off a second-straight win in the process of spoiling the season debut of LeBron James, who's officially been upgraded to active for his first game of the season.

Shaquille O’Neal believes the Lakers can only make a deep postseason run if their supporting cast delivers consistent, high-level production beside two stars.

This week, ESPN's Jeremy Woo put out his first mock for the 2026 draft. As it pertains to the Lakers, they are predicted to pick in the mid-twenties and walk away with St. John's standout Zuby Ejiofor.

The Utah Jazz couldn’t get it done against the Los Angeles Lakers, losing 140–125 in a game that had zero defense on either side and eventually turned into a long, slow unraveling for Utah. What made it frustrating was that the Jazz actually looked sharp early.

Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Former Vol Dalton Knecht played four minutes and did not record statistics for the Lakers. Luka Doncic led Los Angeles with 37 points, while Austin Reaves scored 26 points and Deandre Ayton totaled 20 points.