Russell Westbrook

Russell is on an expiring deal. Beasley has a $16.5 million team option. Vanderbilt is only guaranteed $300,000 as long as he is waived by June 30. The Lakers ...

More importantly, they fit with LeBron and Anthony Davis, unlike Westbrook, who was a fish out of water from the minute he put on a Lakers uniform. On the other hand, they also have the Bird rights to sign Russell and Beasley if they see them as building blocks, with those two aforementioned picks to further solidify the roster. Do these guys make the Lakers a true contender? But worth the price to give They didn't have to give up the 2029 pick as well. That's the first big win of this move for the Lakers.

However, the anchor of Westbrook's $47.1 million contract was too much for teams, at least considering the draft pick compensation the Lakers were willing to ...

ESPN reported that the Lakers will also land Minnesota's Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt while the Timberwolves will receive Jazz guards Mike Conley and ...

In Russell the Lakers regain the player they made the second overall pick in the NBA draft in 2015. The Los Angeles Times cited unnamed sources as saying the Lakers are "excited" to get a trio of young players who could help with the shooting issues they have battled all season. Lakers acquiring Russell in three-team deal that sends Westbrook to Jazz: reports Los Angeles, United States The Los Angeles Lakers are poised to trade Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz in a three-team deal that will bring Minnesota's D'Angelo Russell to the Lakers, US media reported on Wednesday.

Los Angeles is reacquiring guard D'Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal.

The 35-year-old Conley is averaging 10.7 points and 7.7 assists in his fourth season with Utah. There’ll be an even bigger Minnesota reunion on the Lakers, with Vanderbilt and Beasley going to LA where Patrick Beverley already plays — although Beverley is showing up in numerous trade rumors himself in the final hours before the deadline. Beasley is a strong outside shooter, averaging 13.4 points while hitting 35.9% of his 3-pointers for the Jazz. 7 seed for the playoffs last season before Vanderbilt, Beasley and Beverley were traded to the Jazz in the Gobert deal. His style on both ends of the court also could complement James and Davis better than Westbrook, although the Lakers will have little time to figure it out. The Russell-Towns pairing never really took off, in part because of injuries for each player that often kept them from being on the court at the same time. The Wolves eventually acquired Russell at the deadline in Feb. The 34-year-old Westbrook is making about $47 million in the final year of his contract. Russell is now being traded for the fourth time in his eight NBA seasons. Los Angeles is also getting guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz, bolstering its core around LeBron James in a bid to jump-start its sputtering season. Most players and coaches couldn’t speak directly about a trade that hadn’t been announced, but Minnesota coach Chris Finch acknowledged the challenge of playing short-handed amid roster upheaval. Westbrook averaged 17.4 points, 7.2 assists, 6.9 rebounds and 3.7 turnovers per game during his time in Los Angeles, where fans grumbled regularly about his poor shooting and turnovers.