Russell Westbrook Reportedly Traded To Utah Jazz In Three-Team Deal

Russell Westbrook‘s days as a Laker have actually concerned an end — L.A. simply completed a trade to send out the super star point player to the Utah Jazz in a three-team handle the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Lakers are sending out Russ and a 2027 first-round choice (1-4 secured) to the Jazz in exchange for D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt, according to Shams Charania.

Meanwhile, Utah’s Mike Conley Jr. will sign up with Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Rudy Gobert in Minnesota … along with a second-round choice.

The Lakers obtained Russ in 2021 in a trade with the Wizards … which sent out Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to Washington in exchange for the 2017 MVP.

Westbrook’s last video game with the Purple and Gold was Tuesday night versus the Thunder … when LeBron James exceeded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.

Russ’ period with the Lakers had its reasonable share of ups and downs — the previous triple-double maker had a hard time to discover his function throughout his 2 years playing along with James and Anthony Davis.

First-year head coach Darvin Ham chose to bring Westbrook off the bench 3 video games into this season … a function he’s grown in, balancing 15.9 points per video game to accompany 7.5 helps per video game.

Westbrook has a genuine case to win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, however the Lakers are deciding to relocate a various instructions … regardless of his consistent production with the group’s 2nd system.

There are reports Westbrook’s arrival in Utah will end in a buy-out … which will enable him to sign up with a group somewhere else.