The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the biggest trade of the NBA offseason thus far back during the 2021 NBA Draft. They were able to acquire Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards on draft night to set their whole offseason in motion.
Los Angeles traded Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell, and the No. 22 overall pick to Washington in exchange for Westbrook. It was a hectic time, as there were reports earlier that the same package, minus Caldwell-Pope, would be traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Buddy Hield.
Something changed at the last second, and now Westbrook is heading back home for the 2021-22 season. Some sacrifices will have to be made by everyone, as the Lakers will look a lot different this season.
Westbrook is one of at least 10 new faces that will be on the team this season. Thus far, everyone has said the right things, but what happens if things are not clicking and a change needs to be made?
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There aren’t many avenues that could be taken given the current construction of the Lakers’ roster. But what if they flipped Westbrook again in a deal to the Dallas Mavericks?
Over at Bleacher Report, hypothetical deals were put together using every team’s worst contracts on their roster. Westbrook heading to Dallas was one of them. What could trade between the Lakers and Mavericks be? Let’s take a look at it.
