#Darvin Ham

Nothing has gone the Los Angeles Lakers way this season, from poor results to difficulties remaining healthy. However, according to Darvin Ham, the Lakers are slowly heading toward a healthy roster, with Anthony Davis, Lonnie Walker IV, and Austin Reaves all trending in a positive direction with their respective recoveries. "Lonnie is trending in…

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is the first player in NBA history to record at least 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a single game on 100% shooting from the field. This was also the 12th triple-double in league history with five or fewer shots. In Denver's 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, the four-time All-Star…

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis is ramping up rehab ahead of a targeted return in two weeks after suffering a foot injury before Christmas. Davis is averaging 27.4 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 25 appearances this season, marking one of his best statistical seasons to date under Darvin Ham. The 29-year-old…

The Lakers find themselves as huge underdogs for Monday night's game in Denver against the Nuggets. The Lakers entered the day with a tall task ahead of them, taking on the Western Conference's No. 1 seed in Denver. Things only got worse when LeBron James was downgraded to questionable, and then shortly after ruled out with left ankle…

The Lakers, the team Rob Pelinka misassembled (I've written some version of that), LeBron James couldn't carry (ditto) and Anthony Davis couldn't stay healthy enough to support (well … ). The team that reacted to last season's 33-win disaster by ousting the person (Frank Vogel) least responsible for it. That's right … the Lakers. The Lakers-the…

Kevin Huerter's not only on a heater, but uniquely suited to torch the Lakers. Find out why our NBA picks like the Kings sharpshooter to hit his mark in tonight's west coast matchup. Don't look now, but the Los Angeles Lakers have won four in a row. Left for dead when Anthony Davis suffered a stress injury in his foot, the team has scrapped…

The Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a coaching hire after firing Frank Vogel shortly after the regular season, and each of the three candidates represent a different path philosophically for the Lakers. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers have three finalists in Terry Stotts, Darvin Ham and Kenny Atkinson. The next step will be in-person…

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Everyone's been talking about the MVP predictions, the rookie picks, the upcoming draft, but don't sleep on this year's Sixth Man of the Year contenders. Sky Sports takes a look at the players who are attracting attention and what makes them good candidates to pick up the accolade come the end of the season. Westbrook took some convincing from head…

NBA Regular Season Venue: Golden 1 Center Home: Sacramento Kings Away: LA Lakers 22.12.2022, @06:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,83 Bet TypeTotal Under 240.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! NBA betting scenario is complicated, you can see a lower-ranked team beat the one at the top of the table. For instance, a 33% win team in…

There are over three months left in the 2022-23 NBA regular season. A lot can change in a couple of weeks, let alone a quarter of a calendar year. But we also have two months of games, video and information on which to base our takes. That's enough for some way-too-early predictions on each of the league's shiny (and recently rebranded) individual…

Russell Westbrook is the first Los Angeles Lakers player with multiple triple-doubles off the bench. Through 24 games in the second unit this season, the nine-time All-Star has recorded nine double-doubles and two triple-doubles. On Friday, in the Lakers' 126-108 win over the Denver Nuggets, the 15-year veteran logged his second triple-double of…

Sez Me (Padres Fault Line Edition) … San Diego's MLB team has dumped Robinson Cano, who had three hits in 33 at-bats during his senior moment wearing the brown. I'm beside myself, which isn't possible in a small space. How could the Pads release one of their best hitters? After all, Cannot batted.091, 52 points above his age, only about.140 below…

Action Network contributor Corey Parson previews how to bet Friday night's matchup between the Nuggets and Lakers. The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers meet for the third time this season tonight at Crypto.com Arena. The split their two previous meetings, but they are vastly different teams since they last played six weeks ago. Will the…

The Toronto Raptors have been pushed around by some of the NBA's best teams lately, dropping three of their last four in matchups against the Celtics, Nets, and Pelicans. But they are in a nice spot to bounce back Wednesday night against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers will be playing their second half of a back-to-back after falling to…

Both Anthony Davis and LeBron James will miss Wednesday's showdown between the Lakers and Raptors in Toronto. With those stars absent, and both teams playing strong defense, does the Over have any hope? Our betting picks investigate. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Raptors have been pushed around by some of the NBA's best teams lately,…

Where to park your hard-earned cash as L.A. hopes its own good fortunes continue. Tonight, in just a few hours, your Los Angeles Lakers will host the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena, hoping to build on what has been an encouraging two-game winning streak against a pair of clubs with major Western Conference postseason aspirations. Why not make things…

The Los Angeles Lakers started the 2022-23 season by dropping their first five games. Of course, this is their first season under head coach Darvin Ham. Last season, through their first 21 games, Los Angeles went 10-11 under Frank Vogel. Despite winning eight overtime games in the 2021-22 season, L.A. went on to finish 33-49, ranking 11th in the…

The 2022-23 season will begin with 2022 NBA opening night on Tuesday and the defending-champion Golden State Warriors will hoist their fourth championship banner in the last eight years before taking on the Los Angeles Lakers. The teams met on NBA opening night a season ago with Golden State winning 121-114 on the strength of a fourth-quarter…

The Los Angeles Lakers will play against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Crypto.com Arena for the 2022-2023 NBA Regular Season. The Lakers seek their eighth win of the season, while the Blazers want to keep their good perfomance in California. Here, check out all the detailed information about this NBA game including how to watch or live stream…

On Monday, Scottie Barnes came off the bench for the first time during the regular season in the Toronto Raptors' 100-88 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the 2021-22 Rookie of the Year, the feeling was different. "It was a little different, for sure. It was all right," Barnes said after the win on how it felt to come off the bench. "I…

Hello again, Milwaukee Bucks fans! After a rougher than (I) expected stretch, the Bucks are now charging into (what I believe is) their easiest remaining portion of the schedule. This is not based on current winning percentage, or last year's, but it is more so based on how good I think the teams are. For instance, Indiana is doing well, but I…

The NBA season is only a quarter of the way through and it has already been a roller coaster for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers started off the season 0-5 before winning back-to-back games. They then had another 0-5 stretch to drop to 2-10, which was the worst record in the league at the time. Considering the Lakers came into this season with…

The Los Angeles Lakers will host the Indiana Pacers at the Crypto.com Arena to play against each other for the 2022-2023 NBA Regular Season. The Lakers seek their eighth win of the season, while the Pacers seek a third win in the last four games on the road. Here, check out all the detailed information about this NBA game including how to watch or…

The Los Angeles Laker's 2-10 start to the season matches the worst-ever start in franchise history, matching the first 12-games of the 1957/58 and 2015/16 seasons. And the fall to this level has been dramatic. Since winning the NBA Championship in 2020, the team is 77-89 (.463); worse, they're a collective 35-59 (.372) since their last playoff…

The Los Angeles Lakers' Russell Westbrook era is off to a bad start. There isn't much sugarcoating available, even if you wanted it. L.A. went 31-47 in his 78 appearances. By Basketball Reference's points added, there were only two scorers in the NBA who were less efficient (Julius Randle and Reggie Jackson). When he played without LeBron James,…

The Golden State Warriors are eying a second consecutive NBA title - and the franchise's fifth since 2015 - as the season tips off on Tuesday, bidding to cement its era-defining legacy with yet more success. The reigning champions face LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in their opening game at Chase Center in San Francisco and will look to…

The 2022-23 NBA season continues Thursday game slates include matchups between the Brooklyn Nets, led by Kevin Durant, vs. the Portland Trailblazers, led by Damian Lillard, and the Detroit Pistons, led by Cade Cunningham, vs. the Los Angeles Clippers, led by Paul George. Fans can watch every game in the 2022-23 NBA season using various streaming…

The Los Angeles Lakers currently find themselves in an interesting position as far as making a trade to improve the roster or standing pat and hanging onto their limited future assets. It's no secret that the Lakers came into the 2022-23 season with hopes of bouncing back and competing for a championship. While they were unable to trade Russell…

There are plenty of NBA player props to sift through this Sunday, and we're here to bring you our three favorite plays. Kevin Huerter and his hot shooting lead the charge, along with RJ Barrett and Russell Westbrook set to have big games. For today's NBA player props, we're zeroing in on matchups between the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City…

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has been diagnosed with a left adductor strain, according to an MRI on Thursday. James is listed as doubtful for Friday's matchup against the Sacramento Kings. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the 18-time All-Star will likely miss games versus the Kings on Friday and Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. This will…

If, for some twisted reason, you enjoy shoveling your hard-earned money into a furnace, boy, do I have a bet for you. Russell Westbrook, who has come off the bench for the Los Angeles Lakers in each of their last seven games, is now the consensus betting favorite to win the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award. The point guard wasn't even listed on the…

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is disappointed in the lack of foul calls this season, and the four-time MVP believes Wednesday night's matchup was the third straight game officials missed crucial fouls. However, LeBron has received plenty of questionable calls in his favor over the course of his 20-year career. At the moment, the 18-time…

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to one of their worst starts in franchise history, and the front office remains unwilling to trade either of their first-round draft picks (2027, 2029). Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers are aiming to reserve their first-round picks for the rest of the decade, regardless of whether or not the team…

There's excitement in the air for another slate of NBA games on Wednesday, Nov. 9 - especially as far as Los Angeles fans are concerned. After all, it's the second Lakers vs Clippers meeting of the year and only time will tell how the next chapter in this rivalry will unfold. After it looked like the Lakers were turning a corner, they've lost each…

The Warriors are in trouble, but perhaps not as much as the Jazz in the grand scheme of things. Get an update on news from around the NBA - both on and off the court - with our NBA notes from around this week's news. Welcome to another Finals edition of the NBA Betting Notebook. Today's NBA notes include the Boston Celtics bullying the diminutive…

series, which includes our Lakers-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets have a very obvious problem just four games into their new season: Their defense is very unreliable. Denver has been torched in its two losses, putting up non-competitive defensive performances against the Utah Jazz in their season opener, and then against the…

The 2022-23 NBA regular season will officially tip-off on Tuesday night with two outstanding matchups in the Eastern and Western Conferences. At 7:30 p.m. ET, the Sixers will head to Boston to play the defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics at TD Garden on TNT. To wrap up the night on TNT, the Lakers will travel to Chase Center to play the…

Today, your Los Angeles Lakers will do their darnedest to state off the seemingly-inevitable, notching a third consecutive loss, and their second to the Utah Jazz in three games. L.A. will be missing 18-time All-Star forward LeBron James, who will finally, mercifully, take a break to rest the sore left foot that has apparently been pestering him…

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Utah Jazz for the second time in four days, but this time they'll be playing on the road where they haven't had much success and against a team that is off to a hot start. With that said, we continue our NBA Odds series and make our Lakers-Jazz prediction and pick for Monday's showdown. LeBron James and co. continue…

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons has low trade value, and that should go without saying. The three-time All-Star has not played at least 50 games since the 2020-21 season. Simmons missed all of last season due to a contract dispute, back injury, and mental health problems. Per sources, the Nets' faith in the fifth-year guard to produce at a higher…

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis is listed as questionable for tonight's matchup against the Utah Jazz. The eight-time All-Star is still recovering from a lingering back injury. Other players listed on the Lakers' injury report include LeBron James (probable), Dennis Schroder (out indefinitely), and Thomas Bryant (out…

While one might expect LeBron James to do most of the heavy lifting on the scorecard in tonight's season opener against the Warriors, our betting picks anticipate more of a facilitator role as he attempts to diversify a dodgy Lakers rotation. What a way to tip off the new NBA season. Steph Curry and the defending NBA Champion Golden State…

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis played center last season for the first time since his 2018-19 season with the New Orleans Pelicans. He was unsure of the change under then-head coach Frank Vogel. Now, the eight-time All-Star is more confident to play either position under Darvin Ham. "I trust Coach's decision," explained Davis when asked…

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles for a 2022 NBA Preseason game. Lakers haven't risk their stars in this preseason, but they may start at home, while the Timberwolves want to build their chemistry as soon as possible. Check out everything you need to know about this NBA Preseason matchup,…

The NBA's decision-makers respond to 50 different questions in the annual survey. In last season's NBA App GM Survey, the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks were not the favorite to repeat. Instead, the favorite was the Brooklyn Nets - the team that had just lost to the Bucks in Game 7 of the conference semifinals. This year, the Bucks lost in Game…

Though all eyes are rightfully focused on the NFL season right now, the season is fast approaching-and we're now a step closer after the start of preseason. The season will kick off on Thursday, Oct. 18 with an elite doubleheader pinning the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics against the Philadelphia 76ers, and the reigning NBA champion…

Russell Westbrook's leash in Los Angeles is already tightening as Lakers guards continue to impress and the odds of him leaving the team increase. the butt of many jokes around the league L.A.'s trade for the 2016-17 NBA MVP did not pan out as hoped as the team finished just 33-49 in their only season so far with the "Brodie." He was also the butt…

The Los Angeles Lakers stole the headlines this offseason, but for all the wrong reasons. Their vacation time was marred by Russell Westbrook trade talks that eventually went nowhere, cryptic media spats, and a general confusion of the franchise's direction. They come into this season after missing the playoffs last season. Anthony Davis is back -…