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5 Perfect Centers The Los Angeles Lakers Could Acquire This Summer https://t.co/vSURQ61iv5

— LakerTom (@LakerTom) February 17, 2025

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a simple solution to fix the NBA All-Star Game:

– Make it Team USA vs. Team World.

– Rotate the host city between the USA and other parts of the World such as Paris and London.

He believes that will change the game’s intensity and make players care.

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) February 17, 2025

LeBron on adding Luka Doncic to the Lakers 🍿

“Just the excitement of being able to add a caliber of player like that, a generational talent like that to our franchise, it's something that's given me energy, & I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do.”pic.twitter.com/AYYX81oApw

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 16, 2025

LeBron announces he will NOT be playing in the All Star Game pic.twitter.com/nX7HsrIWM6

— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) February 16, 2025

NBA Power Rankings: Where All 30 Teams Rank Entering All-Star Weekendhttps://t.co/sio9X8UMwD via @BleacherReport

— LakerTom (@LakerTom) February 15, 2025

7. Los Angeles Lakers (32-20)
Previous Rank: 8

Net Rating: 0.8

The Los Angeles Lakers ended the pre-All-Star portion of their schedule on a sour note, losing to the Utah Jazz, 131-119, on Wednesday, but things are undoubtedly looking up.

They’re 10-2 in their last 12. LeBron James is averaging (a seemingly impossible for a 40-year-old) 26.0 points, 9.4 assists and 8.7 rebounds during that stretch. And they just acquired Luka Dončić, perhaps the brightest young star in the league (and no, I didn’t forget about Victor Wembanyama) for far less than his market value.

Coming off an injury, Luka has looked rusty in his two games with L.A. He’s 11-of-27 from the field in purple and gold. But there’s just no question he ups the team’s championship potential this season.

And the Lakers still have a couple months before the playoffs to iron out the two-man game between the two superstars.