The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and while the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t overhaul their roster, their potential to make moves isn’t quite done yet.

JJ Redick and the Los Angeles Lakers made only one trade prior to Thursday’s deadline. They shipped off Gabe Vincent to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Luke Kennard. It was far from a landscape-shifting move for L.

BOTTOM LINE: Brandin Podziemski and the Golden State Warriors take on Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers in Western Conference action. The Lakers are 4-6 against Pacific Division opponents. Los Angeles is fifth in the Western Conference with 51.8 points per game in the paint led by Deandre Ayton averaging 11.8.

The Atlanta Hawks are at it again. After a stunning trade last night that got them Jonathan Kuminga from the Golden State Warriors, the Atlanta Hawks have made

So forget narratives and personalities for a minute. Focus on ball. With the Lakers finishing their eight-game, 16-day Grammy road trip with a 5-3 record and close to full health after a 125-109 win over the Brooklyn Nets, now is a good time for NBA writers Dan Woike and Law Murray to talk one last time before Thursday’s trade deadline.

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers fall short to the Los Angeles Lakers as their win streak ends.

Ahead of the trade deadline, when asked to predict what the future looked like for a Los Angeles team that stood pat entirely, Dan Woike delivered an eye-opening statement on how the franchise viewed themselves.