It's strange having the NBA trade deadline so close to the All-Star break. The mid-season break provides a natural checkpoint to take stock of where every team sits, and yet -- especially given the monumental activity around this year's deadline in both quantity and quality of players -- a lot of teams will look vastly different over the final two months of the season.
The New York Knicks also had a rough week with blowout losses to the Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. They had a chance to make a statement and instead showed the massive gap between them and the best teams in the East.
SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for Monday's Indiana Pacers vs. Denver Nuggets matchup
Luka Doncic had 32 points and 10 rebounds, LeBron James scored 25 points and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers beat the Nuggets 123-100 on Saturday night to end Denver's nine-game winning streak.
Denver Nuggets star Aaron Gordon sat down with Newsweek Sports to discuss his new partnership and potentially returning to the dunk contest.