In this breakdown, we'll take a look at a few plays that they went to in overtime, and an inbounds play that should become a bread and butter play for the purple and gold.

With the returning Steve Nash, who's going to be his back-up point guard?

In part two of our Pau Gasol breakdown we take a look at how he does defensively in pick and roll, isolation, and team sets, as well as his performance in transition offense.

Pau Gasol doesn't fit into D'Antoni's system? The seven footer returned Tuesday night as the Lakers defeated the Bobcats and looked sharp despite missing time since December 2nd. Nine plays the Lakers ran involving Pau Gasol.

SB Nation is back with another theme day across our network of NBA blogs. With trade season upon us, it's time to take a look at where our team stands. Should the Lakers move Pau, what would the Lakers need in return, and who wants the Spaniard?

The Los Angeles Lakers have recently shut down trade talks with the Toronto Raptors. The discussion? A Pau Gasol / Andrea Bargnani swap with a dash of Jose Calderon to boot.

Potential Pau Gasol two team trade scenarios. But more importantly, is dealing him even possible?

How well are Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard playing together?

SB Nation NBA is gathering around the campfire on our latest venture into theme days. This time? The biggest surprise for our franchise in the first ten (or, eleven in our case) games of the season. Lakers? Surprises? I can't think of any...

Did Mike Brown ruin the opportunity of a lifetime? We look at how his rotation decisions cost him the critical time he needed to prove his system worked.