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

Charania Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doni is expected to miss the series against the Houston Rockets Austin Reaves has begun 1-on-1 on-court work but remains out indefinitely

Charania I'm told he participated in the 76ers shootaround this morning He has some treatment this afternoon and then he's going to see when he gets to the arena is he going to be able to warm up to try and play You know Joel Embiid wants to give it a chance

NBA Today The sense around the Lakers is that Austin Reaves is actually the one that's further along than Luka Doncic in their respective rehab processes I am told Austin Reaves has started 1 on 1 on court work The Lakers are not expecting Luka Doncic to be back in this series

Charania The expectation is if the Lakers are able to beat Houston and advance Luka Doni will be out for the next series against the Oklahoma City Thunder

Haynes There is a good chance that Anthony Davis is traded once again before the beginning of the 2026-27 NBA season

Charania Giannis is trying to ramp up this week from my understanding he wants to play with his brothers before the regular season ends he's making it very clear behind the scenes that's his goal