Jodie Meeks News

Feb. 20, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Andrew Goudelock takes a shot during the second half of the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center.

The Lakers desperately need depth in the wings and there's a player out there that could fit the price tag and the role L.A. will be looking to fill this Summer.

The first in a series of posts, we'll take a look just at what went wrong for the 2012-2013 LA Lakers.

Like almost all of the Lakers , Antawn Jamison did not have a great season. He was also injured.

Granted, things could not possibly have ended any worse for the Lakers than they did on Sunday, and for center losing a Game 4 in which they never had a lead and trailed by as many as 25.

Tony Parker had 23 points and the Spurs dominated the Lakers, 103-82, on Sunday to sweep their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

April 26, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers power forward Pau Gasol reacts during the first half in game three of the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs at Staples Center.

A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has been arrested in the case, according to the FBI.

It was the worst possible combination for the Los Angeles Lakers as their injury-depleted line-up ran into a scintillating shooting display by the San Antonio Spurs in a lop-sided Game Three on Friday.

For the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, a loss means a three-game deficit; an uphill climb never successfully ventured in league history.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in dire need of a victory entering Friday's Game 3 of their Western Conference playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs.

Of three ricin-laced letters mailed this month to public officials, only one made it into the hands of an intended target, 80-year-old Mississippi judge Sadie Holland.

Maybe Kobe Bryant can provide some answers whenever he decides to tweet gain, but with the Black Mamba holed up somewhere in Newport Beach and silenced by his self-imposed gag order, the Lakers were on their own Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs, literally and figuratively.

Apr 14, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Jodie Meeks is defended by San Antonio Spurs forwards Matt Bonner and Tim Duncan at the Staples Center.

One unintended benefit of the Cleveland Cavaliers planning to hire Mike Brown as their coach will involve the Lakers taking some trimmings off their bloated payroll.

Steve Nash said his performance in the Los Angeles Lakers ' 91-79 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 wasn't up to the standards he's set for himself as a two-time league MVP, but coach Mike D'Antoni said L.A. needs even a hobbled Nash to pull off the upset in their first-round series.

It sure wasn't the "Big Three" the Los Angeles Lakers had hoped for at the start of the season.

San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili, right, of Argentina, is pressured by Los Angeles Lakers' Jodie Meeks and Antawn Jamison during the first half of Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff basketball series, Sunday, April 21, 2013, in San Antonio.