In the mid-1990s the Los Angeles Lakers were in a transition between the ‘Showtime’ era of the 1980s to the Kobe-Shaq era of the early 2000s. Young players like Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, and Cedric Ceballos led the way along with veterans like Sedale Threatt and Vlade Divac.
D’Angelo Russell came into the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Friday night tied with Nick Van Exel for the franchise record for 3-pointers made in a season, a record set during the 1994-95 season.
D’Angelo Russell came into the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Friday night tied with Nick Van Exel for the franchise record for 3-pointers made in a season, a record set during the 1994-95 season.
D’Angelo Russell broke Nick Van Exel‘s Los Angeles Lakers single-season three-point record last night (3/22) against the Philadelphia 76ers. Van Exel made 183 3s during the 1994-95 NBA season. Russell has hit 187 3s this season. “It just feels good to be part of one of these type of deals,” Russell said.
D’Angelo Russell has etched his name in Los Angeles Lakers history forever, breaking Nick Van Exel’s franchise record for most 3-pointers in a season. Russell has been having a career year from deep, particularly in the last couple of months.
During the 2023-24 season, D’Angelo Russell of the Los Angeles Lakers has encountered a mix of highs and lows. At times, trade rumors swirled around him, while at others, he showcased brilliance on the court, emerging as a standout player for the team.
During the 2023-24 season, D’Angelo Russell of the Los Angeles Lakers has encountered a mix of highs and lows. At times, trade rumors swirled around him, while at others, he showcased brilliance on the court, emerging as a standout player for the team.
With six 3-pointers on Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell etched himself into franchise history by tying the single-season record for 3-pointers.
The Los Angeles Lakers came away with a big win last night against the Atlanta Hawks. The win was secured by big performances from LeBron James, Anthony
D’Angelo Russell tied the Los Angeles Lakers franchise record for 3-pointers in a season last night (3/18) against the Atlanta Hawks. The NBA star is one
Last week was rough for the Los Angeles Lakers as they dropped pivotal games against the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors. The Lakers have now
Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell is having arguably his best season as a professional basketball player, and that is in large part due to his play in the last two months since being re-inserted into the starting lineup and his incredible efficiency from beyond the arc.
The 1990s were a transition period for the Los Angeles Lakers as they moved on from the ‘Showtime’ era and searched for the next set of franchise players to lead them to the promise land.
Although Los Angeles Lakers fans are used to winning championships in every era, many will also admit that they really enjoyed the young, mid-90s teams.
In 2023, the Denver Nuggets advanced to and won the NBA championship for the first time in their franchise’s history. Since the 1976-77 season when the Nuggets came over to the NBA as a part of the ABA-NBA merger, the Nuggets have made a lot of great decisions as a franchise that led them to this point.
During a recent episode of the Late Night Lake Show podcast, former Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets star Nick Van Exel joined the show to discuss several different topics.
Longtime Los Angeles Lakers combo forward A.C. Green earned his "Iron Man" nickname by benefit of playing through two unique championship eras of LA basketball: the Showtime Lakers and the Shaqobe Lakers.
Years after his NBA playing career concluded, a former Los Angeles Lakers All-Star point guard returned to hit the books rather than the court for a goal he'd set out for a long time to accomplish.
Yesterday, with your Los Angeles Lakers settling into their 2023 offseason, we learned about ex-LA head coach Frank Vogel's new zip code, just how much
Former Los Angeles Lakers combo forward Robert "Big Shot Bob" Horry recently chatted with Matt Barnes (another ex-Laker) and Stephen Jackson of Showtime's All The Smoke podcast to talk about his storied career as one of the league's all-time role players.
On Friday, your Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed a fairly relaxed team practice at home in preparation for their next matchup in their ongoing best-of-seven playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Along with Eddie Johnson, former All-Star Los Angeles Lakers point guard Nick Van Exel comprised a post-Showtime, pre-Shaqobe LA core that, while never quite title contenders, nevertheless represented a fun, frisky playoff out.
As your healthy-ish Los Angeles Lakers gear up for a play-in battle on Tuesday, their competition, the Minnesota Timberwolves, seems to keep losing big guys.
Las Vegas, Nevada - August 2021 On a sweltering summer afternoon in the desert, Nick Van Exel's iPhone rang. It was Atlanta Hawks Head Coach Nate McMillan.
Today, Atlanta Hawks assistant coach Nick Van Exel is in San Francisco, helping prepare the young roster for the crucible of guarding Stephen Curry. But 22 years ago, Van Exel was in Denver tearing the Hawks up as a player.
Van Exel served as a player-development instructor with the Hawks from 2010-12 and most recently worked for the Mavericks as a scout.
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