The Lakers have faced a number of injury problems so far this season, but according to ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin, Anthony Davis has been allowed to participate in contact training:
This is certainly the best news for the Lakers in recent times, after all, as one of the Big Three players, the Lakers absolutely need the help that Anthony Davis can give the team on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Even if Davis' comeback alone may not be enough to make the Lakers a truly competitive team, it is definitely something the team is looking forward to.
On the other hand, according to Los Angeles Times reporters Dan Walker and Broadrick Turner, the Lakers are discussing a deal to discuss 21-year-old Taren Horton Tucker, especially since the Lakers really don't have many other assets that can improve the team lineup:
Tucker has averaged 10.6 points in 28 games for the Lakers this season, but he only shot 40.9 percent from the field and 24.4 percent from three-point range.
Finally, according to ESPN reporter Adrian Warnaroski, it is difficult for the Lakers to really promote the transaction before the trading deadline, mainly due to the fact that the Lakers really do not have enough trading assets:
For this lakers this season, they can only rely on actions before the trade deadline to continue to attack the championship trophy, but from Warnarosky's statement, the Lakers who lack enough trading assets seem to be able to improve from within the team. With LeBron James, Westbrook and Anthony Davis, if the Lakers can build a better chemistry, they may still play a better performing team.