Ron Gutterman

1 week ago | lakersnation.com | Ron Gutterman

The Los Angeles Lakers’ unceremonious exit from the 2025 NBA Playoffs shined a massive spotlight on the issues with their roster construction. While no one faulted general manager Rob Pelinka for failing to build an on-the-fly roster after acquiring Luka Doncic mid-season, he now faces a hugely important offseason to try and build a championship contender around Doncic and LeBron James.

2 weeks ago | lakersnation.com | Ron Gutterman

The Los Angeles Lakers completed one of the most shocking trades in NBA history when they landed Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick. It instantly added years to their championship contention window, but left them without a starting-caliber center in the meantime. General manager Rob Pelinka reacted quickly to Doncic’s request for a mobile, athletic lob threat by trading for Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets.

2 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Ron Gutterman

In the statement, Kroenke touches on Irsay’s impact on the game of football and the progression of the league. He also mentions his philanthropic work in mental health and some small details about who he was as a person. The league-wide mourning of Irsay on Wednesday showed just how influential a figure he was in the football world. And the whole league — and the Colts organization — will be feeling this loss for a significant period of time.

2 weeks ago | angelsnation.com | Ron Gutterman

The Los Angeles Angels are playing some of their best baseball in recent memory. It wasn’t long ago that their 2025 season appeared to be dead on arrival, but inspired play from Logan O’Hoppe, Zach Neto, Taylor Ward and more have the Halos on a six-game winning streak and not far out from the American League postseason picture. The Angels are scoring 7.3 runs per game, hitting .292 with a .945 OPS and have hit 15 homers in the six-game stretch.

2 weeks ago | lakersnation.com | Ron Gutterman

It’s no secret around the NBA that the Los Angeles Lakers are going to be looking at centers this offseason. They played the last three months of the 2024-25 season without a starting caliber big after trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, with Jaxson Hayes serving as the team’s lone seven-footer. But the center market in free agency — and possibly via trade — looks somewhat slim in the early weeks of the offseason.