Phoenix Suns Receive: G Russell Westbrook, G Austin Reaves
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G Chris Paul, F Dario Saric, G Landry Shamet
The mechanics for this NBA trade scenario would be rather simple for the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers. The clear-cut headliners would be the dynamic guards Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul switching teams.
Westbrook and Austin Reaves would be on their way to the Suns in exchange for Paul, Dario Saric, and Landry Shamet. There would be a total of $47.1 million in salary being sent from the Suns with $48.5 million being moved from the Suns.
No draft picks would be changing hands in this trade. The Lakers are reportedly reluctant to part with a first-round pick in order to dumb Westbrook’s contract, which this trade scenario would satisfy.
Now, in order to land a top talent, they’d be willing, but again, wouldn’t be doing so here given Paul’s age. He had a rough ending to his playoff run and when considering he will be 38-year-old during next year’s postseason — reducing his trade value.
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The upcoming season will mark the final year of Westbrook’s supermax contract. The Suns would clear a massive amount of cap space after Paul, Saric, and Shamet after the 2022-23 campaign.
Let’s look closer at the case for this NBA trade scenario from the perspective of both the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers.
