The Los Angeles Lakers are continuing to adjust their roster in preparation for the upcoming National Basketball Association season.

Local art and culture company Band of Vices, located in the historic Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, collaborates with the Lakers to promote and progress the In the Paint program. The 2024-25 In the Paint artists were chosen by a selection committee comprised of artists, collectors and philanthropists.

As such, the Lakers will wear a black No. 44 band -- the number that West wore during his 14 years as a Lakers player -- on the left shoulder of their jerseys this season in honor or West, who died in June at the age of 86. The team will honor Jerry West with a commemorative No. 44 band on their jerseys this season 💜 pic.twitter.com/S8MZ3WN5DB

The man responsible for building the Showtime Lakers will have his number on the Lakers jerseys throughout 2024-25.

The Los Angeles Lakers are honoring “the Logo” with a special addition to its jerseys for the upcoming season. The Lakers will wear a commemorative No. 44 band on the left side of their home and away jerseys for the 2024-25 season in honor of NBA Hall-of-Famer Jerry West.

Even though the Lakers have added to the back end of their roster, many still wonder if there’s room for upgrades up front. Bleacher Report recently compiled a list of “realistic” dream trade targets for every NBA team,

Throughout the course of the NBA offseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers have been linked to each other in quite a few different trade rumors. Most of those trade rumors and speculations have had to do with young point guard Darius Garland.