Lakers assistant coach Greg St. Jean has joined the Slovenia coaching staff as an assistant coach for the tournament. It will give Los Angeles a daily presence with Luka during the summer.

Conversely, while James' future in L.A. still remains up in the air, it's expected that Doncic will re-sign with the team, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. The Lakers can offer Doncic a four-year, $229 million extension on Aug. 2, or he can sign a three-year, $165 million extension with a 2028 player option.

NBA free agency is officially underway. Players were legally allowed to begin negotiating with teams across the league as of Monday evening, and there will be a flurry of activity this week. The most surprising free agency news to date happened Tuesday morning when the Bucks said they were signing big man Myles Turner,

The Los Angeles Lakers will reportedly re-sign center Jaxson Hayes on a one-year deal, per ESPN's Shams Charania, who provided more information.

The Los Angeles Lakers have a better idea of what its depth at center will look like with Jaxson Hayes expected to return for another season.

Free agent center Jaxson Hayes agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN.

After signing Myles Turner, the Milwaukee Bucks decided to waive and stretch Damian Lillard to open up cap space. That has given the Los Angeles Lakers a major opportunity. Adding Lillard would be a very intriguing option for the Lakers.

According to Eric Nehm, Sam Amick and Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Lillard is now a player the Lakers are interested in. Not surprisingly, league sources say Lillard received calls