The Los Angeles Lakers season has not gone as expected after a Western Conference Championship run last year in which they lost to eventual NBA Champions, the Denver Nuggets. So far, LeBron James and the Lakers are sitting at .500, with the February 8th trade deadline a little under two weeks away. The Lakers only have one first-round pick they could trade, which is in the 2029 draft, and the only tangible assets are Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell, and Rui Hachimura, who have all been in several trade rumors so far. Though moving the pick along with one of the…
Author: Bennett Ervin
Bennett Ervin
Bennett Ervin has been a sports writer for Hardwood Heroics since January 2024. Reporting for the Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, and other NBA news as well as discussing Fantasy Basketball news such as trades and weekly wavier wire pickups.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham could solve many of the Lakers’ problems with simple adjustments to the rotation, which were on full display in the Lakers’ double-overtime win over the Golden State Warriors. Ham should roll out the starters from last year’s playoffs, moving Jarred Vanderbilt back into the starting lineup and Taurean Prince into his more typical role as a versatile scorer off the bench. The Taurean Prince Problem The main issues of the current starting lineup around LeBron James and Anthony Davis of D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, and Taurean Prince showed right from the tip-off in…
The Los Angeles Lakers have many decisions to make before the February 9th trade deadline. With very few first-round draft picks to move, the Lakers may have to consider trading starters D’Angelo Russell or Austin Reaves; however, would it be better for the Lakers to keep the young backcourt together for the rest of the 2023-2024 NBA season? Austin Reaves Unlikely To Be Moved One could make a strong argument that the third-year guard, Austin Reaves, has been the Lakers’ third-best player during the 2023-24 regular season. Reaves has played in all 47 games for the Los Angeles Lakers so…
The Los Angeles Lakers are back to .500 with a 23-23 record after defeating the Chicago Bulls 141-132 behind the eight made threes from D’Angelo Russell. Russell had an excellent game posting 29 points while shooting 10-18 from the field and over 60 percent from beyond the arc. Lebron and Anthony Davis contributed to the winning effort by both having 20-point double-doubles. Russell this season has averaged 16 points per game on 48 percent shooting from the field however D’Lo has been on a heater over the past 10 games averaging 23.5 points while shooting over 50 percent from the…
With the trade deadline coming February 9th for the NBA and week 15 on the way in Fantasy Basketball, here are some great streaming options and even a few hidden gems that could become potential league winners. NBA teams will be moving players around, giving us a better understanding of the team’s view of the rest of their season and the fantasy landscape. Teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings will try to add players that could help the team on a playoff push, as seen with the Miami Heat recently trading for Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier.…
The Detroit Pistons entered the contest against the number one seed from the Western Conference with a league-worst 5-40 record. On Sunday, January 28th, with a strong performance from Jalen Duren, the Detroit Pistons beat the 32-14 Oklahoma City Thunder 120 to 104 to secure the team’s sixth win. #1 Seed Falls to Cade-less Pistons The Pistons ended the Oklahoma City Thunder’s five-game winning streak without their team’s leader, Cade Cunningham, who was a late scratch due to management of a knee injury. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did all he could to keep the Oklahoma City Thunder in the game. Shai, recently…
Rivals week ended with an excellent game between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. Steph Curry had 46 on the night, 10 points in double overtime, and two threes with under two minutes to go in the game. It wasn’t enough, though, as LeBron James posted a career-high in rebounds and willed the Lakers to a win while becoming only the third Laker in franchise history to record 30 points, 20 rebounds, and ten assists in a game, along with Elgin Baylor and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors Exchange Last Second Leads The…
Luka Doncic has just etched his name in the history books, tying him and David Thompson for the fourth-highest-scoring game in NBA history with 73 points, but how long will the record stay there? Over the past several seasons in the NBA, there has been a scoring surge, with teams and players scoring more points. An increasing pool of talented players may be part of the growth of the new NBA, with players coming to the annual draft from colleges, overseas, and even newfound programs like the G-League Ignite team. Some NBA fans and media members blame the scoring outbursts…
