5:35pm: The four-team trade is now official, according to a press release from the Magic.
4:46pm: The Lakers, Nuggets, Magic, and Clippers will combine three separately reported trade agreements into a single four-team trade, according to Khobi Price of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter links).
As Price explains, the Patrick Beverley/Mohamed Bamba swap between the Lakers and Magic, the deal sending Bones Hyland from the Nuggets to the Clippers, and the Nuggets’ acquisition of Thomas Bryant from the Lakers are the trades affected. The new-look deal is as follows:
- Lakers to acquire Bamba, Davon Reed, the Clippers’ 2024 second-round pick, and the Clippers’ 2025 second-round pick.
- Magic to acquire Beverley, the Nuggets’ 2024 second-round pick, and cash.
- Clippers to acquire Hyland.
- Nuggets to acquire Bryant.
The original terms of the trades called for the Clippers to send their 2024 and 2025 second-round picks to Denver for Hyland, with the Nuggets sending their own 2025, 2026, and 2029 second-rounders to the Lakers for Bryant and the Lakers sending an unspecified second-round pick to the Magic in the Beverley/Bamba swap.
Under the new terms of the deal, the two Clippers picks will be rerouted from the Nuggets (for Hyland) to the Lakers (for Bryant). Denver will keep its 2025, 2028, and 2029 second-rounders. The third pick the Nuggets are sending out for Bryant is now Denver’s 2024 second-rounder — it will be flipped from the Lakers to the Magic for Bamba.
The Magic won’t require Beverley to report to the team, according to Price, which is a strong signal they intend to buy him out or simply waive him.
I love what the Los Angeles Lakers did with their roster. They added shooting and defense and got much younger. Then they didn’t get nobody with a long injury history. Rob Pelinka just put the best roster together since they won their championship three years ago.
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting Lineup
SF#6 LeBron James 6’9 250
38 years old 7’0 wingspan
PF#28 Rui Hachimura 6’8 230
25 years old 7’2 wingspan
C#3 Anthony Davis 6’10 250
29 years old 7’6 wingspan
SG#15 Austin Reaves 6’5 205
24 years old 6’6 wingspan
PG#1 D’Angelo Russell 6’4 195
26 years old 6’10 wingspan
Bench
SG#4 Lonnie Walker IV 6’4 205
24 years old 6’10 wingspan
PG#17Dennis Schroder 6’1 175
29 years old 6’8 wingspan
SG#5 Malik Beasley 6’4 190
26 years old 6’7 wingspan
PF#2 Jarred Vanderbilt 6’8 215
23 years old 7’1 wingspan
C#11 Mo Bamba 7’0 230
24 years old 7’10 wingspan
Reserves
SF#7 Troy Brown Jr. 6’6 215
23 years old 6’11 wingspan
PF#35Wenyen Gabriel 6’9 205
25 years old 7’1 wingspan
SG#10 Max Christie 6’5 190
20 years old 6’9 wingspan
SG#9 Davon Reed 6’5 210
27 years old 7’0 wingspan
I think I’d play Austin in second unit if only for his defense. If you are going with small lineup he’s a bit taller and I think can guard a 3 between than the others. And if was up to me, I’d play Christie over Dennis. Just for the 3 and D he provides. I think this kid will be solid.
*”better than the others….”
Lmao
What a waist of time
Lakers are still lousy.
I’m genuinely asking, what is the point of doing this? What is the difference do they save money/paperwork etc?