The Los Angeles Lakers returned home from their grueling eight-game road trip on Thursday night to host the Philadelphia 76ers, a matchup with playoff-level implications in a tight Western Conference.

The Los Angeles Lakers completed their lone 2025-26 trade a few hours before the deadline, sending a 29-year-old point guard to the Atlanta Hawks for a 6-foot-5 three-point specialist.

Star forward LeBron James tallied 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in that first meeting.

In this NBA mock trade, the Atlanta Hawks send Kristaps Porzingis to the Los Angeles Lakers, pairing him up with LeBron James and Luka Doncic.

Theoretically, Kristaps Porziņģis is a perfect player for the Warriors, who've long been searching for a stretch five who can protect the rim to play alongside Draymond Green.

The acquisition of Porzingis comes at the expense of Buddy Hield (8.0 ppg) and Jonathan Kuminga (12.1 ppg), who were sent to Atlanta to make the deal happen.

Two Eastern Conference teams fighting for playoff positioning will meet on Thursday's NBA schedule as the Chicago Bulls visit the Toronto Raptors. Chicago (24-27) is the No. 10 seed and has the last play-in position,

Trysta Krick explains why the Hornets have a great chance to beat the Rockets in Houston, citing the recent dominance of rookie Kon Knueppel and an improved Charlotte defense as reasons they could sec...

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