The Los Angeles Lakers earned a 134-96 victory against the Washington Wizards on Thursday. LA will battle a much more challenging opponent on Saturday, however, as the Lakers prepare to play the New York Knicks on the road. JJ Redick provided two important injury updates ahead of the Knicks game, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

For the first time in months, the Minnesota Timberwolves are starting to resemble the team that reached the Western Conference finals last season.

"Alternatively, the Knicks could swap center Mitchell Robinson for Valančiūnas if they don't believe in Robinson's ability to stay healthy for a playoff run -- a move that would also reduce their luxury tax bill," wrote ESPN's Kevin Pelton on Monday morning.

The New York Knicks need frontcourt upgrades. With Mitchell Robinson still out with an ankle injury, New York has had little support behind Karl-Anthony Towns

The New York Knicks are keeping an eye on the center market just a little over two weeks before the NBA Trade Deadline. One of the top big men on the market is Washington Wizards center Jonas ...

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 ...

While it was a mismatch on paper, JJ Reddick still implored his Lakers to play with a chip on their shoulder against the Wizards.

With JJ Redick and his staff sprouting mustaches, the Lakers go into New York in their out-of-state road trip finale hoping to build off routing the Wizards

Therefore, they will need to find a way to shore up their depth before the Feb. 6 deadline. A massive three-team mock trade proposed by Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale has the Knicks sending over Robinson, Tyler Kolek, and a haul of draft capital to land two impactful depth pieces:

Knicks center Mitchell Robinson remains out, and with the trade deadline looming, the team needs to pull the trigger to replace him.