These three absences are sure to compromise the Lakers' defense. They will have to have a strong team effort in order to contain Wizards guard Jordan Poole, who is averaging 20.7 points and 4.9 assists a game while shooting 39.5% from 3-point range, all of which are career-highs.

The current NBA trade deadline landscape gives the Wizards an opportunity to add to their war chest of draft picks.

The Washington ... for the Wizards, who are the worst team in the league and could look to trade players on the roster for future assets. One team looking for a center is the New York Knicks ...

New York doesn’t have to do anything between now and the trade deadline to reach its goals. The Knicks have been fine with the roster as is. With that said, the sense around the league is that the Knicks will do something minor in order to bolster their bench, whether sooner by getting a player back in a trade or later in the buyout market.

Let's review some of the worst possible trade scenarios to which the New York Knicks could agree ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline.

Bleacher Report's Greg Schwartz suggests the New York Knicks trade for Washington Wizards center Jonas Valančiūnas

Though the strength of schedule over this span hasn’t necessarily been impressive, Phoenix has been better recently, winning nine of its last 13 games. So, as the team continues its pursuit of Jimmy Butler, the Suns (24-22) are moving their way up the standings.

When is Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks? Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks in the NBA starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. This game takes place at Madison Square Garden in

The New York metropolitan area, where the Lakers will play the Knicks on Saturday, is buzzing about Rutgers freshman Dylan Harper.

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis suffered an abdominal injury during Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, and he is now set to miss multiple games.