The Los Angeles Lakers agreed a deal to trade away Russell Westbrook on Wednesday night, bringing an end to what has been a disappointing stint at his boyhood team.
Westbrook was dealt in an eight-man trade, which sent him and a first-round pick to the Utah Jazz, the Minnesota Timberwolves getting Mike Conley and three second-round picks and the Lakers receiving D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt
Westbrook was traded for as the third superstar to bring in alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis, but his decline in recent years has continued, with him relegated to a role off-the-bench, playing in lieu of James with the two just not working together on the court.
