Los Angeles Lakers receive: G Kyle Lowry, G/F Max Struss, G Tyler Herro

Miami Heat receive: F/C Anthony Davis

There is obvious awkwardness at play here. The Lakers are acquiring three guards in this exchange. In case you didn’t know, they already have a pretty prominent guard on their roster.

Yes, this deal edges Russell Westbrook out. Realistically, that was already the case. The Lakers couldn’t rule out a trade just because it brought in a point guard.

Meanwhile, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis have some strange overlap too. Davis is a center’s size but seems to prefer to play power forward.

On the other hand, Adebayo is the size of a power forward and generally plays center.

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Still, the Heat shouldn’t factor that into their decision if Anthony Davis is on the table. All told, positions don’t mean what they used to in the NBA, and wouldn’t inform this deal.

Is it worth each side’s time?