Anthony Davis added the Lakers injury report against the Wizards

The The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a disappointing loss against the Los Angeles Clippersbut they have a quick turnaround when they play the Washington Wizards at home on Tuesday. The question for the Lakers is who will be available against the Wizards. Anthony Davis was added on the Lakers’ injury report Monday as questionable due to soreness in his right calf.

Anthony Davis was on the Lakers’ injury report last week ahead of their game against the Brooklyn Nets as he dealt with plantar fasciitis he’s had in the offseason. He ended up sitting out against the Nets before returning against the Clippers.

He was also on the Clippers’ pregame injury report as questionable with real calf soreness. It is not clear whether this is a new injury or just an aggravation of the previous one. Either way, the Lakers have something to follow.

In addition to Davis, LeBron James is also on the injury report, but probable. James is dealing with an ongoing foot injurybut aside from two games earlier this season, it hasn’t kept him out of the lineup.

Jarred Vanderbilt, Christian Wood and Jalen Hood-Schifino remain out. There were no new updates for either Wood or Hood-Schifino, however Vanderbilt is reportedly close to returning to the lineup.

The Lakers Trade Deadline Conundrum

As the NBA trade deadline approaches, the Lakers have big decisions to think about. One option would be for them to continue trying to improve the roster through trades like they did by bringing in Dorian Finney Smith and Shake Milton last month.

Another option would be to hope they can get a healthy roster in place before the end of the season, and see what a completely intact lineup looks like with Vanderbilt able to play a four/five defense.

After the Lakers’ loss to the Clippers on Sunday, head coach JJ Redick noted that this team simply doesn’t have much room for error given their situation.

“It goes back to there’s just not a lot of margin for error.” “I think our group is like, when one guy goes out of the rotation, it has an exponential effect,” Redick said. “I think when we’re healthy, we’re whole, we play together and we work, I think we’re a great basketball team.” . .we just don’t have a huge margin for error, nor can we create that margin organically.”

“We don’t have a guy on our team that will necessarily get two on the ball.” We don’t have a guy on our team that can get past his guy one-on-one and get to the paint,” Redick continued. “That’s just not our team. So we have to do it through connection, through execution, and when we do that, we’re good.