Starring the looming NBA lockout and the aftermath of the 2011 NBA Draft
- NBA players not optimistic as lockout looms, sides are still too far apart to reach a deal
- Lakers: Odds are, Lakers' roster will look pretty familiar next season - latimes.com
- The Triangle: Trade rumors and the draft - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Players and owners still talking, though no progress made | NBA.com
- Report: Chuck Person to Return as Lakers Assistant - Laker Nation
- NBA free agents in 2011 and 2012 - ESPN
- NBA draft: Who were the big winners and losers? - ESPN
- New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov elected chief of Russian party - ESPN New York
More after the jump...
Lakers News
- The Triangle: Trade rumors and the draft - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Lakers keep roster intact for another day
- These guys should change names, too
- Trading Gasol has to be worth it
- Time for the Lakers to 'blow up' their roster
- Lakers: Odds are, Lakers' roster will look pretty familiar next season - latimes.com
- Forum Blue And Gold " When A Loss Can Really Be A Win
- Flagrant 2 on Lakers Management: The Failure to Retain Spero Dedes - Laker Nation
- Report: Chuck Person to Return as Lakers Assistant - Laker Nation
- Lakers Rank As 56th Best Sports Franchise via ESPN The Magazine - Lakers Nation
- Elgin Baylor: An Overlooked Laker Legend - Lakers Nation
- Top 5 Lakers Draft Picks Since 2000 - Lakers Nation
- Ron Artest to legally change name to "World Peace" - Laker Nation
- Mr. World Peace: I Didn't Tell Wife About Name Swap - TMZ.com
- Ron Artest -- World Peace to Come in August - TMZ.com
- L.A. Lakers -- We'll Give 'Peace' a Chance! - TMZ.com
- Top 8 Draft Classes of the Last 30 Years - Lakers Nation
- Lamar Odom Most Likely To Be Dealt - Lakers Nation
- Chris Dufresne ranks the top 20 L.A. sports entities - latimes.com
NBA Labor Talks
- NBA players not optimistic as lockout looms, sides are still too far apart to reach a deal
- Players gave no new proposal at NBA labor meeting - NBA.com
- Players and owners still talking, though no progress made - NBA.com
- Lockout impacts Wade’s involvement in huge charity event, Zo’s Summer Groove - ProBasketballTalk
2011 NBA Draft
- NBA draft: Who were the big winners and losers? - ESPN
- The NBA draft included a high number of foreign-born players, which could be an indictment of the state of college basketball. - ESPN
- Jimmer Fredette: Sacramento is very excited for the young man who John Salmons will be stealing shots from - ProBasketballTalk
- Mike D’Antoni says Iman Shumpert can guard Rose, Wade, or LeBron… or did he? - ProBasketballTalk
- Denver Nuggets Draft Overview - NBA.com
- Only matter of time before Cavaliers become Irving's team - NBA.com
- Kahn still king of Draft Day hysteria? We'll get to that ... - NBA.com
- Ball Don’t Lie’s 2011 NBA draft grades - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- 2011 NBA draft team grades - Sam Amick - SI.com
- Quiet draft closes curtain on NBA as icy labor talks continue - Ian Thomsen - SI.com
- NBA draft long on overachievers - Ian Thomsen - SI.com
Around the NBA
- New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov elected chief of Russian party - ESPN New York
- NBA free agents in 2011 and 2012 - ESPN
- Pat Riley looking to make Miami Heat younger and faster - ESPN
- Memphis Grizzlies extend qualifying offer to Marc Gasol - ESPN
- Collins says Iguodala not being shopped; pair to meet - ProBasketballTalk
- Rubio works out with team, helps family in need - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Philly Talking Trades; A Possibly Awkward Reunion In Cleveland - Dime Magazine
- Stud Or Dud: Looking Forward To Ricky Rubio In The NBA - Dime Magazine
- Ricky Rubio works out with Wolves, helps family in need - NBA - SI.com
- Pacers trade bittersweet for Indiana native George Hill - SI.com - NBA Draft 2011
- Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard spends day raising money for charity, not talking about basketball - OrlandoSentinel.com
- George Hill Moves On, Moves Home - NYTimes.com