Los Angeles Lakers Receive: C/F Kevin Love, G Eric Bledsoe

Portland Trail Blazers Receive: G Russell Westbrook, G Collin Sexton, 2025 First-Round Pick (CLE), 2026 First-Round Pick (Swap – LAL), 2027 First-Round Pick (CLE), 2028 First-Round Pick (CLE)

Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: G Damian Lillard

In this trade, the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers capitalize on the Los Angeles Lakers’ desperation to move Russell Westbrook.

Sending out two first-round picks just to move him in exchange for Love and Bledsoe isn’t ideal for the purple-and-gold. Still, they at least know Love can play with LeBron James. With the future Hall-of-Famer nearing retirement, that ought to outweigh any other concern here.

Meanwhile, the Blazers take his contract on in exchange for more draft capital. In all likelihood, they’ll buy Westbrook out or sit him for the season. In essence, this trade is Damian Lillard for Sexton and four first-round picks for the Cavs.

If this trade falls apart, it’s because the Lakers manage to extract more value for Westbrook elsewhere. In that event, the framework is still useful.

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TheTrail Blazers and Cavaliers would simply have to find a new third team to help finalize the deal. That’s typically the case when a superstar ends up being on the move due to how complicated it gets for a team trying to make the most of a bad situation.