The Lakers’ blockbuster addition dramatically moved them up the oddsboard as a legitimate threat to win the NBA Finals, with Los Angeles shifting from 40/1 down to 14/1 at BetMGM Sportsbook. Those 14/1 odds are tied for the fifth-best mark, and the Lakers are unlikely to be done dealing ahead of Thursday’s NBA Trade Deadline.

LeBron James intends to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers past the Feb. 6 trade deadline, according to Chris Haynes. James has a full no-trade clause in his contract and can veto any trade the Lakers present him with.

The Los Angeles Lakers just pulled off what may have been the best most surprising trade of all time when they landed Luka Dončić, in part because they