Darius Soriano

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Podcast Co-Host at Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball

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The Lakers would love to trade for Walker Kessler, but is he really the best target?

1 week ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Darius Soriano

Photo by Jamie Sabau/NBAE via Getty Images With the need for a center being the big, looming question over the summer for the Lakers, we’ll be taking a look at a number of potential targets, both via free agency or trade. Today, we continue with Jazz big man Walker Kessler. The Lakers basketball-lusting over Walker Kessler is well known.
Is the best yet to come with Luka Dončić and the Lakers?

3 weeks ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Darius Soriano

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Welcome to our annual Lakers season in review series, where we’ll look back at each player on the team’s roster this season and evaluate if they should be part of the future of the franchise. Today, we finish our look at the players with Luka Dončić.
What does Austin Reaves future with the Lakers look like?

4 weeks ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Darius Soriano

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images Welcome to our annual Lakers season in review series, where we’ll look back at each player on the team’s roster this season and evaluate if they should be part of the future of the franchise. Today, we continue with a look at Austin Reaves. Over the course of Austin Reaves’ four seasons with the Lakers, there have been progressively stronger flirtations with the idea that he would ultimately become an on-ball shot creator and offensive initiator.
How Jordan Goodwin became one of the biggest surprises for the Lakers

1 month ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Darius Soriano

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Welcome to our annual Lakers season in review series, where we’ll look back at each player on the team’s roster this season and evaluate if they should be part of the future of the franchise. Today, we continue with a look at Jordan Goodwin. After multiple seasons in and out of the league with part-time stints on different rosters across the league, Jordan Goodwin’s circuitous NBA path found its way to Los Angeles this season.
How did Bronny James’ rookie season with the Lakers go?

1 month ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Darius Soriano

Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images Welcome to our annual Lakers season in review series, where we’ll look back at each player on the team’s roster this season and evaluate if they should be part of the future of the franchise. Today, we continue with a look at Bronny James. With accusations of nepotism for even being drafted coinciding with more scrutiny than any other player ever selected with the No. 55 overall pick, Bronny James was not your normal rookie.
Should Austin Reaves’ playoff struggles inspire questions about his Lakers future?

1 month ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Darius Soriano

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Before the Lakers’ first round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves started, it was easy to predict that this matchup could end up being the most difficult of Austin Reaves’ playoff career.
Should Austin Reaves’ playoff struggles inspire questions about his Lakers future?

1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Darius Soriano

Before the Lakers’ first round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves started, it was easy to predict that this matchup could end up being the most difficult of Austin Reaves’ playoff career. It was not only very likely Reaves would be the primary defensive option against Anthony Edwards, but that Minnesota would treat Reaves as the primary option he’d been all regular season and deploy Edwards — or potentially Jaden McDaniels if he was not defending Luka Dončić — onto him.
2025 NBA Playoffs: 3 ways Lakers can improve their offense vs. Wolves

2 months ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Darius Soriano

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images Before the Lakers first round series against the Wolves started, head coach JJ Redick qualified how good their opponent would be by noting that Minnesota was one of just four teams this season who boasted a top-10 ranking in both offensive and defensive efficiency.
How Rui Hachimura has become more than a role player for the Lakers

2 months ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Darius Soriano

Rui Hachimura is matched up against one of the most dangerous perimeter players — if not the most dangerous — in the entire league in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Deep in his defensive stance, Rui’s right arm is extended and his hand is a mere inches from SGA’s face, shaking it the way a magician might when trying to distract his target’s vision as he pulls the trick off right in front of their eyes.
How LeBron James has become the ultimate shapeshifter for the Lakers

2 months ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Darius Soriano

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images If you get the chance and have not yet heard it directly from him, I implore you to listen to Magic Johnson tell the story about his performance in Game 6 of the 1980 Finals. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had been injured a game earlier and the Lakers, even though they had a 3-2 series lead, were considered left for dead by nearly everyone.