Charania I would expect the Lakers to look into all those players once free agency starts tonight DeAndre Ayton doesn't clear waivers until Wednesday so that'll take a little bit more time But the Lakers will be shoring up meetings from my understanding with other available FA centers tonight

Charania The Denver Nuggets are expected to take calls on everyone on their roster except Nikola Jokic as they head into a summer expected to bring real roster changes

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

Charania I'm not aware of any involvement from Giannis in this search process This was something that the Bucks genuinely ledmy understanding is that there's been zero communication between these two sides since the deadline as far as Giannis and the organization's top brass

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

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