Russell Westbrook is on his method out of Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal to amass Timberwolves guards D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and ahead Jarred Vanderbilt, based on ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal is a part of a three-team commerce that features sending Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. and picks to Minnesota. Utah will purchase Westbrook and a Lakers 2027 first-round choose.
The Lakers are additionally sending ahead Juan Toscano-Anderson and heart Damian Jones to Utah. The Jazz may even ship Nickeil Alexander-Walker to the Timberwolves, based on Wojnarowski.
The Jazz will doubtless attain a buyout with Westbrook as soon as the deal is finalized, based on Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.
The deal ends a rocky tenure for Westbrook with the Lakers after arriving in Los Angeles in 2021. On the identical day because the 2021 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards despatched the nine-time All-Star to the Lakers for Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell and a draft choose. The transfer was made to finish a Big 3 with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, however the trio by no means meshed nicely.
After beginning in all 78 video games he appeared within the 2021-22 season, Westbrook was relegated to the bench and took a sixth-man position this season. His time with the Lakers ends after taking part in in 130 video games — began in 81 — averaging 17.4 factors, 6.9 rebounds and seven.2 assists.
Former Net and 10-year veteran Russell will now be reunited with the franchise that drafted him out of Ohio State. The Lakers chosen Russell second general within the 2015 NBA Draft. He performed two seasons in Los Angeles earlier than being despatched to Brooklyn in 2017 in alternate for Brook Lopez and the rights to Kuzma.
Russell had a breakout yr with the Nets within the 2018-19 season, getting his first All-Star recreation nod. This season with the Timberwolves, Russell averaged 17.9 factors 6.2 assists and three.1 rebounds. His acquisition will present much-needed perimeter capturing for the Lakers. Russell is capturing a career-best 39% from deep this season. That is an improve from Westbrook’s 29% from the three-point vary.
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