In Los Angeles, the No. 22 jersey was retired in Nov. 1983 to honor Lakers legend Elgin Baylor, who ranks among the franchise’s all-time leaders in nearly every major category and once dropped 71 points in a single game—a franchise record at the time.

The Los Angeles Lakers made the signing of veteran center Deandre Ayton official, as free agents can begin to sign with teams.

NBA free agency is officially underway. Players were legally allowed to begin negotiating with teams across the league as of Monday evening, and there will be a flurry of activity this week. The most surprising free agency news to date happened Tuesday morning when the Bucks said they were signing big man Myles Turner,

If the potentially historic seven-team trade headlined by Kevin Durant ending up with the Houston Rockets is compelted, the Los Angeles Lakers are not expected to get anything in return for losing Dorian Finney-Smith.

The Sporting News has you covered with each detail of the trade, including what each of the involved seven teams received.