Indiana Pacers Receive: G Russell Westbrook, F Talen Horton-Tucker, 2025 First-Round Pick
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G Caris LeVert, C Myles Turner, G/F Jeremy Lamb
In this NBA trade scenario from Hoops Habit’s Jack Simone, the Los Angeles Lakers would part ways with Russell Westbrook by sending him to the Indiana Pacers.
Westbrook is playing on the fourth season of his supermax contract extension he signed as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is earning $44.2 million in 2021-22 and has a player option for the 2022-23 season worth $47 million.
Being sent to the Pacers along with Westbrook would be Talen Horton-Tucker and a 2025 first-round pick. Horton-Tucker is in the first year of a three-year, $32 million contract extension.
The Lakers would receive Myles Turner, Caris LeVert, and Jeremy Lamb as their return with no draft picks being involved. Both Turner and LeVert under contract through the 2022-23 season while Lamb is in the final-year of his current deal.
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The Lakers would trim their spending for the 2022-23 season while also reducing their payroll for this season by $8.2 million—providing luxury tax relief. Indiana would need to be fine with exceeding the luxury tax threshold.
Let’s take a look at how this NBA trade scenario featuring Russell Westbrook would impact both the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers.
