The five-team trade involving the Lakers, Wizards, Nets, Spurs, and Pacers, headlined by Russell Westbrook (to Los Angeles) and Spencer Dinwiddie (to Washington) is now official, according to press releases from multiple clubs.
The deal began as a two-team trade sending Westbrook from the Wizards to the Lakers, an agreement that was completed around the start of the draft last Thursday. Later that night, the Wizards and Pacers agreed to a deal sending Aaron Holiday that would be folded into the Westbrook blockbuster.
Subsequently, during free agency, the Wizards and Dinwiddie wanted to find a way to get the point guard to D.C. and ultimately convinced the Nets to accommodate a sign-and-trade. The Spurs entered the mix late to accommodate Washington’s salary-dump of Chandler Hutchison.
Here’s the full breakdown of the deal, based on reports to date:
- To Lakers:
- Russell Westbrook (from Wizards)
- The Bulls’ 2023 second-round pick (from Wizards)
- Either the Wizards’ or Grizzlies’ 2024 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable; from Wizards)
- The Wizards’ 2028 second-round pick (from Wizards)
- Russell Westbrook (from Wizards)
- To Wizards:
- Spencer Dinwiddie (sign-and-trade; from Nets)
- Kyle Kuzma (from Lakers)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (from Lakers)
- Montrezl Harrell (from Lakers)
- Aaron Holiday (from Pacers)
- The draft rights to Isaiah Todd (No. 31 pick; from Pacers)
- Cash (from Pacers; $1MM, per Fred Katz of The Athletic)
- To Nets:
- Either the Wizards’ or the Grizzlies’ 2024 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable; from Wizards)
- The right to swap the Warriors’ 2025 second-round pick for the Wizards’ 2025 second-round pick (from Wizards)
- The draft rights to Nikola Milutinov (from Spurs)
- To Spurs:
- Chandler Hutchison (from Wizards)
- Either the Bulls’, the Lakers’, or the Pistons 2022 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable; from Wizards)
- To Pacers:
- The draft rights to Isaiah Jackson (No. 22 pick; from Lakers)
The Nets also generated the most significant trade exception of any team in the deal — it’ll be worth about $11.5MM.
While it was a fairly minor move for Brooklyn, San Antonio, and Indiana, the deal will significantly reshape the Lakers’ and Wizards’ rosters for the 2021/22 season. Los Angeles consolidated its depth, acquiring a star player who wanted to team up with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, then filled out its roster in free agency.
The Wizards, meanwhile, traded one star for several depth pieces and managed to replace their old point guard with one who will earn less than half of Westbrook’s salary for the next couple seasons. The deal should increase the club’s cap flexibility while fortifying its bench.
Wizards offer 3 Seconds to Lakers and 3 Seconds to Nets
Wizards trade the draft picks like candy
They’re all seconds….not really a big deal.
Wizards restocked half their team from the trade. Lakers better hope to win next year because down the road it looking bad.
Next season
A Group of age 37 shoot from the 3
Ariza
Melo
LeBron
Gasol
Iguodala is supposed to join them
I don’t buy the Lakers 3 pointers
Igoudala signed with GS already bud
He means Iguodala WAS supposed to join them, because he’s old too and they were in conversation about it. Keyboard fat finger, or possibly language barrier but don’t want to go there if it’s not correct. We usually get the gist of it.
The over-the-hill gang of LeBron, Russ, Melo, Dwight, Ariza, Gasol, Ellington, and Bazemore will have a very small window of opportunity.
Better than the Rockets having no window of opportunity lol
Houston will blow past the Lakers in the standings in a few years.
Their window of opportunity will far exceed what LA has now.
You know there are others you can respond to here besides me.
Just getting a weird stalker vibe like with Cubs2016.
At least we won’t have to wait for Kuzma to elevate his game anymore. KCP will be missed. But Westbrook is worth it.
Westbrook is worth it!
Wow, who do you root for on this one
It depends. Whats the reason why these teams trade? To win, right?
Will the wizards gets past the 1st round of the playoffs or makes it there?
Can the lakers gets the ring with acquiring westbrook?!
Will the nets gets a solid player from that MLE?
you dont root for teams in trades, period
lol
I still can’t stop laughing at this team Lebron forced the Lakers to put together, compared to the one if they just kept everyone to start with and told Bron to shut up, hahahaaha
Lebron pulled it over on the Lakers. This will be the last ride. Hopefully the Suns youth will take them. Clips and Nuggets have hurt star players. Utah always chokes.
Lakers got 2 years left. This year GS and Clippers will be weakened by injuries. Year after this one will be serious competition.
The Lakers don’t have two years left. They’re eternal. Players come and go.
GS weakened by injuries
Why did the Pacers get involved? Jackson projects at best as a rim-runner with some shot blocking ability. I’d rather keep Holiday.
It’s about to be the clippers not lakers. I mean fakers = p
How many titles do the clips have? Lol
The Nets may get the big they’re seeking sooner than later. The stash they acquired is one of the top centers in Europe. He’s under a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow but he may be able to get out of it even though he doesn’t have an NBA out clause in his contract. My guess is he’ll still play there next year. This could be Blake’s last year with the Nets because his buyout from Detroit goes through this year. Future years may cost Nets more than the minimum. It’s hard to see the Nets doing that after the max extension to KD and the expected extensions to Kyrie and The Beard. I don’t see DJ going anywhere right away because the Big 3 wants him there. He has two years left.