He's an expiring contract so I don't want to lose him for nothing and I also don't want Rob to extend him.

It's the usual. He's not a high motor guy and he looks lost on defense most of the time.

Even if Bron doesn't come back next season, Lakers have Laravia for cheap so they don't really need Rui anymore.

But I got give him props for one play this game where he played the best ISO defense I've ever seen from him.

never seen Rui move like this before

Lebron hired him when he was still calling his shots. Lebron literally went on his podcast and decided to hire him the next week. Lol. Send JJ and LeBron packing after the season

F Claxton . Draft and develop a wing or center

So he can play defense when he wants to

Lakers should cut Bronny … really make LeBron know his role

Idc man, all of these Gabe tweets have been great

JJ is suppose to be smart. Vincent sucks... play nick smith

our rotation should be

C- Ayton , Hayes
F- LeBron, Vandy
F- Jake, Rui
G- Smart, Knecht
G- Luka, N Smith

Knecht and Smith should have been getting developed while Reaves is out. Vincent just running cardio and has no ceiling.

so we just let Kobe walk too.. he actually is really young, has draft capital, and could be a useful 3 and D player

JJ Redick said Austin Reaves responded well to a stay-ready game (typically against the team’s coaching staff) and that they hope to get him one more full-court run tomorrow.

“Hopefully he’ll be back sooner on this trip rather than later.”

Lakers didn't deserve to win this game after that 3rd quarter collapse but a W is a W

Dont know what the hell happened at halftime but man glad they came back

They had Ayton in hell tonight boy

JJ Redick says the Mavericks targeted Luka Doncic defensively in the 4th Q and Doncic was responsible for six straight stops during the Lakers’ comeback

Marcus Smart said his right index finger - which he had surgically repaired last summer - popped out in the 4th quarter, but he didn’t want to come out of the game, so he just bent over and popped it back in. He’s about to go get it wrapped and iced up now.

This f***er keeps giving Gabe minutes man.

Hes trying to increase his trade value but Gabe refuses to let it happen

Sixers have 5 available big men and need a PG if we can’t get Claxton

WE WANT BONA

This is nasty

-7.7

what giving up 40 in the first every game does

Laravia is questionable

Rui Hachimura tells The Athletic that he’s open to a second-unit role despite his pending free agency:

“A lot of people think about stats and all that, but for me it’s like winning. That’s gonna help us to everybody get paid,” Hachimura told The Athletic. “… And especially with this second unit, I get more touches too. … I don’t mind. It’s more so like, who’s finishing the game? Or who’s playing more? For me, that’s more important.”

nytimes.com/athletic/6998028/2026/01/26/hachimura-lakers-bench-role-reaves-lebron-doncic