Charania Zach LaVine's injury recovery coincidentally lines up with the mid-January date Jan 15th where D'Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura will be eligible for trade Lakers and 76ers expected to have interest in trading for LaVine

Chipalu Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch on facing the Lakers without LeBron James in the lineup Seems to activate Luka amp Reavesseem to share the shots They become exponentially more dangerousbeen pretty good when 2 of those 3 been out because of just a usage puzzle

Charania A lot of chatter about the Minnesota Timberwolves to be the team to be moved to the Eastern Conference in the event of a two-team expansion Memphis and New Orleans will have a case as well

Mannix The Lakers believe they can succeed with a backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves if they can get the right type of players in the front court They are looking to build a Dallas 20 type roster similar to what Luka had when he went to the NBA Finals

Jamal Murray's turnover for Denver's 17th leads to a LeBron James bounce pass to a cutting Rui Hachimura for the bucket

Charania After consulting with a hand specialist James Harden plans to play despite a fractured right thumb

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