Russell Westbrook receives big praise from Lakers’ owner
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Report: “Decent chance” Lakers send out Westbrook as third team in Mitchell trade
The Lakers’ situation is pretty clear: They would like to trade Russell Westbrook before the season starts (ideally before training camp). However, other teams want sweeteners to take him (and his $47 million contract), and because of their very limited trade assets, the Lakers don’t want to put all their eggs in a basket that doesn’t make them title contenders. Put simply, the Lakers don’t want to trade the last two first-round picks under their control this decade (2027 and 2029) just to be a good playoff team — they will do it for a shot at a ring.
Lakers looking for upgrades, no ‘concerted effort’ to trade Russell Westbrook
Trading for Patrick Beverley will not be the Lakers’ final roster move before the start of this season. Before he signed a two-year, $97.1 million extension to stay in Los Angeles, LeBron James was “adamant” the Lakers make roster upgrades, Beverley was just the first domino.
Lakers looking for upgrades, no “concerted effort” to trade Westbrook
Trading for Patrick Beverley will not be the Lakers’ final roster move before the start of this season. Before he signed a two-year, $97.1 million extension to stay in Los Angeles, LeBron James was “adamant” the Lakers make roster upgrades, Beverley was just the first domino.
Russell Westbrook ‘more likely’ to be off Lakers' active roster following Patrick Beverley trade: report
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Is Beverley signing with Lakers a sign Westbrook will be off the roster?
Patrick Beverley and Russell Westbrook have a beef that goes back nearly a decade, to the first round of the 2013 playoffs, when Beverley went for a steal, hit Westbrook’s knee and tore his meniscus (all but ending one of the most promising Thunder seasons). The animosity between the pair has continued over the years, with Westbrook doing his “rock the baby” on Beverley whenever he gets the chance, and Westbrook saying in 2019, “Pat Bev trick y’all, man, like he playing defense. He don’t guard nobody, man. He just running around, doing nothing.” Beverley answered.
Lakers' Russell Westbrook receives support from LeBron James, Patrick Beverley as old rivals become teammates
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Lakers acquire Patrick Beverley from Jazz for Talen Horton-Tucker, Stanley Johnson: report
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