Charles Lee is the fourth-youngest head coach in the NBA. At 39-years-old, Lee is only older than Joe Mazzulla (Celtics), Will Hardy (Jazz), and Mark Daigneault (Thunder), four coaches who are some of the faces of the youth-movement sweeping across benches in the Assocation.

Despite garnering the most fan votes among players in the Eastern Conference, the Charlotte Hornets point guard didn’t receive enough of the overall vote. Instead, New York’s Jalen Brunson and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell will start for the conference in the league’s annual showcase.

Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Isaiah Thomas has signed with the Utaz Jazz' G-League affiliate team, the Salt Lake City Stars, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

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Staff report LEXINGTON — West Davidson edged East Davidson for the Central Carolina Conference Tournament championship on Saturday. The Green Dragons scored 153.5 points to 152.5 for East Davidson. Regular-season champ South Davidson was third with 135.

After the recent loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant expressed his disappointment with the team's performance.

Over at FedExForum, the Memphis Grizzlies thumped the New Orleans Pelicans 139-126 for their fifth straight victory. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Two-time NBA All-Star Isaiah Thomas is making another attempt at a return. According to ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania, Thomas signed into the G-League on Monday and will be joining the Utah Jazz's affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars. Charania reported that Thomas is expected to make his debut for the Stars sometime this week.

Amid the ongoing Jimmy Butler trade saga, the Miami Heat continue to sit with a record hovering around .500. This week, the Heat are at the No. 16 spot in the latest edition of the NBA power rankings.

Announcement of the 2025 NBA All-Stars starters spread quickly through the vast world of basketball, and as enticing as it is to forecast the Feb. 14 to 18 break in play, there remains a chock-full week of action ahead.

Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you'll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the schedule and lineup notes (who's in and out of rotations).