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With so much money in college sports now, NBA teams can see which young players can handle fame and fortune.

Last year at the time of the NBA draft combine, there was plenty of chaos concerning the marquee franchise. Here's what we've learned from insiders.

Timberwolves' power forward has finally emerged as a playoff force to complement superstar Anthony Edwards. 'I had a great mentor in Kobe Bryant,' he says.

The fan and locker-room favorite played his way into the Big 3 for the Lakers, but in the playoffs it was painfully clear the team needed a big man instead.

Byron Scott is accused in a lawsuit of the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Campbell Hall School student in 1987 when he was 26 and a Lakers star.

Coach JJ Redick and GM Rob Pelinka believe in the Lakers' core players. They also know they need a center as well as better conditioning as a group.

The Lakers bought into first-year JJ Redick and added Luka Doncic in a shocking midseason trade, but fell short of competing for their first title since 2020.

LeBron James said he needs to talk with his family and support group before deciding whether to play next season after the Lakers were eliminated Wednesday.

Bill Plaschke writes the Lakers have never suffered a more demoralizing playoff exit, but there are still reasons to hope for a title run soon.

The Lakers faltered again in the fourth quarter and were eliminated from the playoffs with a loss to the Timberwolves.