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We've got another exciting interconference contest on Tuesday's NBA schedule as the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Washington Wizards. Los Angeles is 22-18 overall and 14-6 at home, while Washington is 6-35 overall and 1-17 on the road.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are in a great spot to make a move up the Western Conference standings – or at least give themselves some more breathing room on the No. 6 seed – when they take on the six-win Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

Even though there's a need for depth, people around the league think that the Lakers may not go all in at the deadline.

The Brooklyn Nets, who are in the midst of a rebuilding process, have already made trades with the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers -- two teams led by future Hall of Famers hoping to make one last run at the NBA Finals.

The chances of the Lakers making the type of big trade that would make them contenders or near-contenders any time soon may be slim.