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Phoenix Suns wing Dillon Brooks listed Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James as the most overrated player in the NBA.

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Their opponent on Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers, can extend a historically bad NBA record already set by the Wizards.

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Led by a stellar all-around performance from Luka Dončić, the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 142-111 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday.

JJ Redick, who took over as Lakers head coach in 2024-25, has led this year's team to a 28-18 record through 46 games. Los Angeles has the sixth-best record in the Western Conference. The Lakers will look to bounce back in their matchup against the Washington Wizards on Friday.

Trade deadline history (2017): Serge Ibaka to the Raptors, Terrence Ross and a first-round draft pick to the Magic. Ibaka won a title with Toronto, while Ross had a productive seven-year run as Orlando’s bench bucket. The 2017 pick became Anžejs Pasečņiks, an NBA afterthought.