Debates in all sports are commonplace but when it comes to basketball, the energy surrounding these debates and, particularly the GOAT talks is unlike anything else.

For guard Shake Milton, the 28-year-old, seven-year NBA veteran who came to L.A. as a filler player in the D'Angelo Russell trade last December, perhaps the writing was on the wall. The Lakers let Milton go on Sunday,

Mar 6, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Trey Jemison III (55) reacts after scoring a basket against the against the New York Knicks during the first h