Mitch Kupchak

Writers from around the Tribune Co. predict where the Lakers' soon-to-be free agent Dwight Howard will end up next season. Feel free to join the conversation with a comment of your own. Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times Within 48 hours of the...

Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson visited Jay Leno on the "Tonight Show" on Thursday night to promote his upcoming book "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success." Jackson described his brief flirtation with returning to the Lakers early in the season....

New 76ers president of basketball operations and general manager Sam Hinkie might not look the part, with his small, unathletic frame covered in tan pants, a button-down dress shirt and a blue sport jacket. Most of the general managers at the NBA rookie...

In a year defined by injury, Coach Mike D'Antoni became a lightning rod for criticism, despite leading the Lakers (45-37) team to a 28-12, seventh-place finish. In the closing moments of the Lakers' sweep by the San Antonio Spurs, the familiar chant...

Any correspondence about possible Clippers' off-season moves needs to go straight to the top. So, Chris Paul, here's a primer on what you should instruct your franchise to do in the coming months to take that next step, otherwise known as getting past...

The Lakers settled into the off-season with word that Pau Gasol underwent a procedure to help heal his aching knees.  He'll also receive stem cell injections and then have 12 weeks off before returning to basketball-related activities. Despite his...

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...

After his exit interview Tuesday, Lakers forward/center Pau Gasol acknowledged that he might not be back next season with the team. "The future is uncertain, there's no doubt about it," Gasol said. "I don't know the exact percentages of it but I'm...

Dwight Howard will take some time away from basketball as he contemplates his future. "I'm going to take my time, get away from the game, my phones and everything and just clear my head," Howard said Tuesday after his exit meeting at the Lakers' El...

The busiest man on the Lakers' payroll this off-season will be, as usual, General Manager Mitch Kupchak. And the most pressing question will be Dwight Howard. Will he or won't he sign with the Lakers when free agency begins July 1 -- if not sooner?...