Here we dive into where the Lakers rank as a team in notable categories and where their top stars have been among the best of the best as L.A. sits third in the West at 11-4.

With four days off, the Lakers had some competitive fun with another sport ahead of Sunday’s game against the Jazz in Salt Lake City.

The Los Angeles Lakers must improve from three if they are to contend this season, writes ESPN reporter Kevin Pelton.

The win streak is up to 11. Elite defense and an offense with an MVP-level leader in Cade Cunningham and the best offensive rebounder in the league in Jalen Duren, who is blowing up in front of our eyes. Duren is averaging 25 points on 75% shooting and 12.8 boards over his last five games.

The moves came not too long after Mark Walter officially purchased a majority stake of the franchise from the Buss family. Many have felt that even bigger moves could come in the not-too-distant future, and one former NBA executive encouraged Walter to fire general manager Rob Pelinka.

Bronny James appears to be on a similar plan with the Los Angeles Lakers this season as he was during his rookie campaign after being assigned to the South Bay Lakers in the G League this week.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz/onsi as Lakers, Jazz Injury Report Shows Good News for Both Sides. The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers had some good news to report on their latest injury updates heading into the second matchup of the 2025-26 campaign.

Amid their success on the court, the franchise made some changes to its front office. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Lakers are reorganizing their basketball operations department and terminating executives Joey Buss and Jesse Buss from their roles, effective immediately, the brothers told ESPN. The brothers said via a statement: