The Lakers made a change to their starting lineup on Friday, plugging Corey Brewer in while making Luol Deng a healthy inactive. This is a bit of reshuffling deck chairs on the Titanic, as neither…
Walton considering starting Kyle Kuzma or Luol Deng…
Luke Walton is considering starting rookie Kyle Kuzma or Luol Deng for the first two games of the season according to Bill Oram. Other options include Josh Hart (Achilles) and Corey Brewer but after his…
Luol Deng (hip) available to play Monday vs.…
Luol Deng (hip) is available to play in Monday's preseason game against the Nuggets according to Tania Ganguli of the LA Times. Deng missed Saturday's preseason opener against the Wolves due to a minor hip…
Luol Deng out with hip tightness
Luol Deng is out tonight with right hip flexor tightness against the Wolves on Saturday. He will join Brook Lopez, Andrew Bogut and Josh Hart as the sidelined Lakers for the preseason opener. We don't…
Lakers unwilling to give away assets to dump…
Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reports that the Lakers are not willing to give away assets to get rid of big contracts. The Lakers signed Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng to long expensive contracts last…
Loul Deng wants to play more power forward…
Lakers forward Loul Deng expressed that he wishes to play more at the 4 spot in the upcoming season. Deng had one of his least productive seasons to date and he attributes some of it…
Shelburne: Lakers will shut down Luol Deng to…
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne is reporting that the Lakers are shutting down the healthy Luol Deng in order to get a better look at some of their young players. This comes after yesterday's news of the…
Ivica Zubac headlines bench big men in blowout…
Ivica Zubac scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting with six rebounds, two assists and one block in 21 minutes off the bench in Friday's blowout win over the Bucks. Zubac gets this lower-end line in…
Randle (illness) questionable, Nance (knee) probable for Thursday…
Julius Randle (illness) is questionable and Larry Nance (left knee bone bruise) is probable for Thursday's game against the Jazz. It's a TNT game so surely Randle wants to get out there and Nance had…
Luol Deng (wrist) will play on Wednesday vs.…
Luol Deng (wrist) will play on Wednesday against the Blazers according to Luke Walton. Deng was a late-round guy before injuries struck and now with Larry Nance getting ramped up and the Lakers sitting on…
Luol Deng (wrist) will play on Sunday vs.…
Luol Deng (wrist) will play on Sunday vs. the Mavs. Deng is returning from a two-game absence and will start alongside Brandon Ingram, Nick Young, Julius Randle and Timofey Mozgov.
Luol Deng (wrist) goes through practice; questionable for…
Lakers forward Luol Deng went through a full practice on Saturday and is questionable for Sunday's game against the Mavs. He has missed three out of four previous games and is trending in the right…
Luol Deng (wrist) will not play on Friday…
Luol Deng (wrist) will not play in Friday's game against the Pacers. If Deng can't play it will likely assure Brandon Ingram of 30 minutes and we like Ingram as a must-own player anyway. Update:…
Luol Deng (wrist) unlikely to play on Friday…
Luol Deng (wrist) participated in shootaround but skipped the contact portion of practice on Friday. A few days after being listed as out indefinitely, Deng is trying to make his way back on the court. He…
Luol Deng (wrist) questionable to play Friday vs.…
Luol Deng (wrist) has been listed as questionable to play on Friday against the Pacers. He did not participate in Wednesday's practice and it is unclear whether he will take part in Thursday's team practice.…