Here is the latest on the top teams and players.Los Angeles LakersIt's no secret what the Lakers want and need: Perimeter defense and shooting. Put another way, 3&D wings. The kind of players that surrounded Luka Doncic last time he made a Finals run (just a couple of years ago).

The Toronto Raptors are going to be a team to watch ahead of February's NBA trade deadline. According to ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst, the Raptors "have been on the phones in recent weeks gauging the trade value of some of their players, including RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley."

The Timberwolves have been combing the trade market for weeks, evaluating possibilities both big and small. At this point, making a major move for a player like Morant or LaMelo Ball is highly unlikely,