With the NBA’s stretch run looming, three teams jockeying for Western Conference playoff positioning have shaken up their rosters with a massive trade.
The Lakers, Timberwolves and Jazz are finalizing a three-team deal that will send guard Russell Westbrook to Utah, guard Mike Conley Jr. to Minnesota, and guard D'Angelo Russell to Los Angeles, according to Wednesday evening reports from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Five other players are involved in the trade, according to Wojnarowski: the Lakers will receive guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt, the Jazz will receive swingman Juan Toscano-Anderson and center Damian Jones, and the Timberwolves will receive guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
