The current NBA trade deadline landscape gives the Wizards an opportunity to add to their war chest of draft picks.

The absence of Anthony Davis didn't stop LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers from putting up a season-high 134 points Thursday night against

The Washington ... for the Wizards, who are the worst team in the league and could look to trade players on the roster for future assets. One team looking for a center is the New York Knicks ...

“The Wizards drafted Alexandre Sarr with the 2nd overall pick in last year’s draft, and pairing him alongside Knicks’ center Mitchell Robinson would give the Wizards an elite interior defense and rebounding for years to come,” The Wrightway Sports Network’s Matt Shovelson wrote last Thursday.

Let's review some of the worst possible trade scenarios to which the New York Knicks could agree ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline.

New York doesn’t have to do anything between now and the trade deadline to reach its goals. The Knicks have been fine with the roster as is. With that said, the sense around the league is that the Knicks will do something minor in order to bolster their bench, whether sooner by getting a player back in a trade or later in the buyout market.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James saw his first real NBA action since opening night, falling to Tyrese Maxey and the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 118-104. And Bronny, in 15 minutes, did not perform well, at least according to coach JJ Redick.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Washington Wizards 134-96, bouncing back into the win column. The Lakers now stand at 27-19 on the season and are ranked as the No. 5 team in the Western Conference standings.

No Anthony Davis, no problem for the Lakers on Thursday night. Because even without their All-Star big man, the Lakers had advantages across the board against a Washington Wizards team that’s contending to be one of the worst teams in NBA history.

Lakers guard Bronny James was met with sarcastic MVP chants from the Washington Wizards crowd on Thursday night.

The Lakers did almost everything right when they steamrolled the Wizards to get their seventh win in their last nine games.