Washington Wizards

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell and the Lakers' 22nd pick in Thursday's draft, ESPN reported. The blockbuster deal will see the Southern California native who played for UCLA return to his roots and join forces with LeBron James and Anthony Davis to create the NBA's latest big three. An explosive point guard, the 32-year-old Westbrook is a nine-time All-Star who has an NBA record

It feels like the NBA Finals ended recently and suddenly its 2019 already. How is the league doing? The Eastern Conference has not been able to compete with the Western Conference in recent years. The gap is so big that the NBA had to change the All-Star format it had been using since many decades. Here is a single line recap of all the Eastern Conference teams so far: (according to standings as of Jan 2, 2019) 1. Milwaukee Bucks (26-10) – Giannis