Lakers

• EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak had every reason to be pleased after Thursdays noon PT trade deadline.
(ESPN)
• Responding to the pleas for a blockbuster trade, the Lakers answered their critics Thursday with a whopper. They traded their soul.
(Los Angeles Times)
• LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers acquired point guard Ramon Sessions from Cleveland on Thursday in a four-player trade, sending Luke Walton and Jason Kapono to the Cavaliers.
(ESPN)
• The Lakers were seven minutes from getting Michael Beasley.
(Los Angeles Times)
• NEW ORLEANS – The biggest poster boy for the boldest past trade rumors, Andrew Bynum strolled out of the Lakers locker room Wednesday night with no stress to face, no question to answer and nothing to be shipped out.
(Orange County Register)
• Nene, JaVale McGee and Marcus Camby were among the centers who found new homes Thursday before the NBAs trade deadline. Denver dealt Nene to Washington, just three months after re-signing him to a five-year, $67 million contract.
(AZCentral.com)
• Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak expressed satisfaction with his trade-deadline day's work, but make no mistake: The club had hoped it would be a little better by bringing scoring forward Michael Beasley to the Lakers.
(Orange County Register)
• A blockbuster deal for Dwight Howard still makes sense for the Los Angeles Lakers, and they should pull the trigger on it.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• A person familiar with the trade says the Cleveland Cavaliers have sent backup point guard Ramon Sessions and forward Christian Eyenga to the Los Angeles Lakers. In return, the Cavs are getting forward Luke Walton and a first-round draft pick.
(Detroit Free Press)
• Fisher, who spent his extended offseason in collective bargaining negotiations as president of the players association, started with the Lakers in 1996 and stayed until 2004, then returned in 2007.
(USA Today)