Mitch Kupchak

Kobe Bryant continues his recovery from the Achilles' tear that ended his season on April 12. On Tuesday, before his exit interview for the season with Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Coach Mike D'Antoni, Bryant tweeted the latest update....

On farewell day, they waved until their hands hurt. Kobe Bryant pleaded for Lakers management to pay millions to Dwight Howard, millions to Pau Gasol, millions for the luxury tax, anything to keep the Lakers together for the final year of his contract....

Poor Lakers. Even if Dwight Howard walks and Metta World Peace gets amnestied, they're still too far over the salary cap to chase any big-name free agents. Silly NBA rules. Along those lines, a sad-looking quote stood out as players and staffers slogged...

It will be the story of the Lakers' off-season, they hope without anything remotely resembling "The Decision." Will Dwight Howard stay or go? Howard said this week he deserved "the right to be happy" and he has a handful of choices to mull in free...

Dwight Howard's future is the key to almost everything the Lakers do moving forward. The free-agent center can re-sign in July for five years and $118 million or leave for another team for four years and $88 million. Howard insisted after his exit...

Guard Darius Morris improved through his second season in the NBA. With Steve Nash and Steve Blake on the roster, Morris was expected to be a spot player the Lakers would develop primarily in practice. Instead, the 6-foot-4 23-year-old guard was...

Masai Ujiri, Denver Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations, was named the 2012-13 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year. Despite being widely praised for his off-season moves, Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak was snubbed without...

With a last look behind the scenes with the 2012-13 Lakers, Time Warner Cable SportsNet's "Backstage: Lakers" airs its season finale on Wednesday night. The players met with General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Coach Mike D'Antoni on April 29 and 30 for...

Rookie center Robert Sacre didn't play much in games but he remained a positive, hardworking practice player through a difficult season. Sacre's sideline celebrations were entertaining as he embraced the cheerleader role. He was the only Laker to wear...

Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni did not receive any votes for the "2013-13 NBA Coach of the Year." George Karl, of the Denver Nuggets, was awarded the Red Auerbach Trophy for leading the Denver Nuggets to a 57-25 record.  The Nuggets were recently eliminated...

Forward Devin Ebanks won't be back with the Lakers next season after falling far, far out of the rotation. While former coach Mike Brown was willing to play Ebanks, in early November the third-year forward was arrested on suspicion of DUI. From that...

A compilation of all of the Lakers' postmortem material recently published in your paper would read something akin to "War and Peace." Hey, they had a rough season, they have some decisions to make and the future is uncertain. Enough said. Bud Chapman...