The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the hottest teams in the NBA. With a record of 39-21, good for third in the Western Conference, they are heating up at the right time with the playoffs in sight. While LeBron James and Luka Dončić are grabbing headlines,

Since the offseason, it’s been no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers were searching for a starting caliber center, even when Anthony Davis was still on the team. Before the blockbuster trade, Davis made it clear that he wanted a center alongside him in the lineup.

The pair of Luka and LeBron may have combined for 64 points on the night, but Jaxson Hayes was lockstep with the pair when it came to standout performances. All 19 of his season-high points came in the opening two frames as he finished with a double-double,

The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent Jaxson Hayes in 2023 on a two-year deal after he spent four seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans. Hayes would play with the Pelicans from 2019-20 until 2022-23.

Yes, everyone unanimously agreed that getting Dončić was wonderful, but the Lakers desperate need to improve in the pivot if they were to be a real contender this season was an almost universally held sentiment by anyone with a podcast,

A month has passed since the NBA trade deadline and the biggest and most shocking move came when the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks swapped Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic.Of course, nobody believed that Doncic would ever be traded by Dallas,