If Vando can return — and potentially Christian Wood in the near future — the Lakers suddenly have even more front court talent and, in Vando, a defensive maven who can credibly defend anyone ...

Christian Wood’s strings of bad luck ended with a “kiss of death” on Tuesday, Feb. 11, when the Los Angeles Lakers waived him to sign free agent center Alex Len. An unsuspecting Wood replied ...

Due to the Williams trade failing, the Lakers didn't have an extra roster spot and decided to waive Christian Wood to accommodate Len. Wood was clearly not anticipating this, as he told Lakers ...

The Lakers needed size, needed scoring, needed a frontcourt presence—and they still chose to move on. Instead of expanding Wood’s role, they opted for Alex Len, a traditional rim-protector ...

Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images The Lakers had to waive someone in order to make the trade happen, and they chose forward/center Christian Wood ...

2025 The Lakers also announced Tuesday that they will waive Christian Wood to create an open roster spot. Wood has missed the season after recovering from offseason knee surgery. Len joins Jaxson ...

The Los Angeles Lakers recently waived center Christian Wood after signing former Sacramento Kings center Alex Len in free agency. The stretch of moves comes after the Lakers' original deal to ...

SAN FRANCISCO — It was just a week ago, after the Lakers’ 116-102 loss to the Clippers ... is playing defensively and then adding Vando and even [Dorian Finney-Smith], it helps our defense.

The Lakers signed Alex Len on Tuesday, adding depth to their big man rotation after Jaxson Hayes was the team’s lone center. Len most recently played for the Sacramento Kings, who traded him to ...

This hurt the LA Lakers considering how Vando's defense solidified their paint to help Anthony Davis secure the ball. Come May 2024, Jarred Vanderbilt underwent surgery on both of his feet.