An NBA journalist is adamant that the Los Angeles Lakers will have a chance to make a game-changing move in 2026.

After spending over a decade in the NBA, five-time All-Star guard John Wall has finally decided to walk away from the game he loves. Wall, the No. 1 pick from the 2010 NBA Draft, was the SEC Player of the Year during his only season of college basketball.

There will be plenty of storylines for the Mavericks to navigate, especially when they're grouped with the Lakers in the 2025 NBA Cup.

NBA MVP winner Russell Westbrook is currently a free agent, and with the upcoming season soon approaching, he is slowly running out of suitors.

John Wall, a five-time NBA All-Star who spent the majority of his career with the Washington Wizards, announced his retirement from pro basketball.

The three-time NBA MVP is a seven-time All-Star, who won championship and Finals MVP in 2023. Jokić also led the Serbian national team to a silver Olympic medal in 2016 and a bronze in Paris last summer. That said, according to DeMarcus Cousins, an all-time great NBA center in his own right, Jokic “don’t give a f--k about” basketball.