SALT LAKE CITY — As the Timberwolves prepared for their game against Utah, some players were in the locker room, listening to music. Others were working out. But for almost all of them, their stuff was strewn about their lockers, except for one — D'Angelo Russell. His scouting report was still on his chair, and his stall appeared untouched, jersey hanging on the side.
That will likely be the last time Russell's name is in the Wolves locker room, as the Wolves struck a deal to send Russell to the Lakers in a three-team trade that will bring veteran point guard Mike Conley to Minnesota, a source confirmed Wednesday.
The other part of the trade is a pair of former Wolves — Jarred Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley, both of whom were traded together just before the deadline to Minnesota in 2020 and were traded out in the Rudy Gobert deal last summer — would be part of the package going from Utah to the Lakers. The Wolves are also receiving Jazz shooting guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker and three second-round picks from the Jazz in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Russell Westbrook reportedly will be on his way to the Jazz.
