If you’re an avid reader of NBA Analysis, this won’t be the first time you’ve seen a proposal that sends Terry Rozier to the Lakers.

In fact, you’ve probably seen such suggestions elsewhere too. Eventually, when a situation makes enough sense, people are bound to identify it.

Rozier to the Lakers makes plenty of sense. The Hornets have several veterans on expensive contracts on their roster. Meanwhile, they aren’t good enough to justify the expenditures. They’ve got an incentive to clear those contracts, including Rozier’s.

For that reason, Russell Westbrook’s expiring contract has become a popular trade target for the Hornets.

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Normally, it comes attached with draft capital and nets the Lakers Rozier and Gordon Hayward, if not both.

What if it didn’t? Here’s another trade that lands Rozier with the Lakers that takes a slightly less familiar route.