It's strange having the NBA trade deadline so close to the All-Star break. The mid-season break provides a natural checkpoint to take stock of where every team sits, and yet -- especially given the monumental activity around this year's deadline in both quantity and quality of players -- a lot of teams will look vastly different over the final two months of the season.

The NBA All-Star Break is here, and the Los Angeles Lakers are a team on the rise. Let's see where they clock stack up to the rest of the league in our latest power rankings roundup.

With the NBA landscape shifting after blockbuster trades and breakout performances, the 2024-25 season has given us a clearer picture of contenders, pretenders, and teams planning for the future. The Lakers,

Over the years, the allure of the NBA All-Star Game has diminished slightly. The league has tried a bunch of different quirks and formats in an effort to get the players on the court to care more about a largely meaningless exhibition—the latest of which involves a mini tournament of four teams.

The NBA All-Star weekend is going to look a fair bit different this year. Gone is the traditional All-Star game—in its place is a pickup-style tournament, with TNT analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith serving as team captains.