The Los Angeles Lakers will likely have backup big man Jaxson Hayes for Sunday's matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. Hayes has been upgraded to probable for tonight's game as he is diagnosed with right shoulder soreness.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked with a string of big men ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline. JJ Redick’s team is short on depth at the center position. Both Jaxson Hayes and Christian Wood have failed to prove they can be long-term solutions off the bench.

The proposed trade would send the floor-spacing center to the Los Angeles Lakers to pair with Anthony Davis and LeBron James.

Norman Powell scored 22 points, James Harden had a double-double and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102.

Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

NBA rumors reveal the Los Angeles Lakers are ;highly interested' in a trade for Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic ahead of the deadline.

The Lakers could use an extra boost of talent to make the team more competitive for a postseason run. Per ESPN's Shams Charania, Lebron James and Anthony Davis expressed this week that they want the Lakers to make moves at the trade deadline to help the team compete for an NBA title.

With Jaxson Hayes and Christian Koloko failing to deliver the desired results, and Christian Wood nowhere to be found, Los Angeles has a robust trade market of centers available to them before the deadline. However, there are two names NBA insider Marc Stein revealed to be undesired by the Lakers front office.

JJ Redick addresses and clarifies his previous comments about the Lakers' "margin for error," which seemed to be about the roster.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has clarified his comment about his team not having much margin for error. That comment was brought up in Redick's postgame press conference after the Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 118-108 at Chase Center and made it clear he was not referring to the roster then.

If this truly is the Anthony Davis era, then the Los Angeles Lakers need to honor his well-documented request.