Halfway through the NBA season, international San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis appear to be 1A and 1B in the race for the Defensive Player of the Year award.

SAN ANTONIO ... and the Spurs have a +4.6 net rating when he's on the court compared to -9.4 when he's off. But don't tell all of that to Lakers' Anthony Davis. In a chat with ESPN, Davis ...

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Stephen A. Smith calls out the NBA All-Star starter snubs of Lakers' Anthony Davis and Spurs' Victor Wembanyama.

Lakers star Anthony Davis' recent Victor Wembanyama comments will certainly catch the attention of Spurs fans.

The Los Angeles Lakers would have "zero intention" of trading Austin Reaves to the Sacramento Kings in a deal for De'Aaron Fox. NBA insider Jake

The NBA decided to change the All-Star game format this year with a four-team mini-tournament in which TNT’s Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O'Neal will have a draft and select three eight-man teams from the 24 All-Stars. The Rising Stars champion from Friday will be the fourth team.

Victor Wembanyama is one of the league's very best players. The San Antonio star and reigning rookie of the year is an All-Star for the first time, one of the 14 players announced Thursday (Friday in Manila) as members of the reserve pool for the Feb.

Davis, selected for the fourth time in his six seasons as a Laker, is averaging 25.7 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.1 blocked shots and 1.3 steals in 34.3 minutes.

LA Lakers big man Anthony Davis was interviewed by NBA insider Shams Charania. He talked about the Lakers and his thoughts on the team’s future after LeBron James hung up his jersey.