After the Lakers collapsed without a center against Minnesota, Mark Williams posted a single smile on on x and a not-too-cryptic-story on instagram after the Lakers' elimination while AD remained silent but I bet he's grinning too.

Who do you think is smiling more?

William's story:

Stephen Curry has won the NBA's Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, which "recognizes...selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team."

MVP

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

Defensive Player of the Year

• Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks
• Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
• Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers

Coach of the Year

• Kenny Atkinson, Cleveland Cavaliers
• J.B. Bickerstaff, Detroit Pistons
• Ime Udoka, Houston Rockets

Rookie of the Year

• Zaccharie Risacher, Atlanta Hawks
• Stephon Castle, San Antonio Spurs
• Jaylen Wells, Memphis Grizzlies

Most Improved Player

• Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks
• Ivica Zubac, Los Angeles Clippers
• Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons

Sixth Man of the Year

• Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics
• Ty Jerome, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Malik Beasley, Detroit Pistons

Clutch Player of the Year

• Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
• Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves

That guy is the only US citizen making worse decisions than his government and being proud LOL

Minor procedures are cited as the reason of his unavailability, per Shams

Jordan Clarkson is out for the season

Shams reports: New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III has suffered a season-ending torn labrum in his right shoulder, sources tell ESPN. Murphy was in the midst of a career NBA season in his fourth campaign, averaging 21.2 points and posting his third year with 150+ made 3s

After the infamous trade that led Dončić to LA (and will go down as the worst ever, even worse than the 2013 Nets-Celtics trade), the counterpart AD got injured, but that's unfortunately common, so much that one of Davis' nickname is "Street clothes", plus centers Lively and Afford went down, Martin and Washington are battling injuries and even Kyrie had a problem on his knee.
Karma is real...

Even Mavs' legend Dirk Nowitzki supports Luka. While that is not a statement against Mavs GM it is the closest he could go without dissing the Mavs

The New Orleans Pelicans are trading center Daniel Theis and draft compensation to the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources tell ESPN.
While a minor trade, it seems to be very important to OKC, just the bit they needed

They will go down in history as the worst GMs in NBA history probably, no way they are at the same level with Patterson (Portland's GM who chose Oden instead of KD) or Bob Bass (Charlotte's GM who picked Kobe than traded him).
But whose the worst between them?

2025 All-Star Roster

Eastern Conference starters:

• Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
• Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Knicks
• Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

Eastern Conference reserves:

• Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks
• Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
• Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons
• Tyler Herro, Miami Heat
• Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Pascal Siakam, Indiana Pacers

Western Conference starters:

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
• Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns
• LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers

Western Conference reserves:

• Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
• Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
• James Harden, LA Clippers
• Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies
• Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets
• Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

JUST IN: The Sacramento Kings are expected to open up talks to potentially deal All-Star De'Aaron Fox ahead of Feb. 6 trade deadline, sources tell ESPN. There will be plenty of suitors, but it's believed that Fox has a target destination in mind ahead of 2026 free agency.

Bad news for the Mavs, bigs are longer to heal and he may need some court time to get back to his best

Thunder shut down Mitchell but the rest of the Cavs, lead by Garland, Allen and Mobley, won the game even without a big contribution in point from the All Star point guard. A game to be seen!

We all know Klay Thompson had #11 on the Warriors, but going to the Mavs, that number is used by Irving, as they are 1 (Hardy) and 21 (Gafford). He had 11 again and 5 on team USA, but Mavs' 5 is Grimes. Maybe I read too much on this, but Klay choosing 31 when the former splash brother Curry has 30 looks like Kobe when he switched to 24.
Am I the only one who thought that?

Imo best option is Minnesota, but New Orleans or Memphis are somehow viable too

"Obviously, I got my home country, Cameroon, which I love, and the U.S., where I've been for 14 years now, and then France, where I have a lot of family," Embiid said. "I kind of felt rushed in that decision. I wanted to take as much time as possible, and it didn't help that France had put an ultimatum on when the decision had to be made."

Embiid said he wasn't aware there was a timeline, but he "saw it on Twitter" and was surprised because the U.S. was willing to give him as much time as necessary to make a decision.