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Lakers Pickup Ideal Fits & Get Under Tax, Pacers Take On Russ For 1st RP, Suns Find Suitor For Crowder

This trade was created for the 2022-2023 season.

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Pacers

+1 player ($47.1m) +1 pick,

Cap Impact + $17.1M

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook

PG, 6' 4", 0.19 LEBRON
low activity

$46.2M

3yrs

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook

PG, 6' 4", 0.19 LEBRON
low activity

$495.9K

3yrs

2027 - Round 1

-2 Wins

+1.12 MPG

+2.02 Off.

-0.55 Def.

Player Option

Russell Westbrook currently has a player option for the Lakers this season. He may decide to decline his option and sign with another team. You may accept or decline this option, by default it will be accepted. You may also update his contract to perform actions such as a Sign & Trade.

Lakers

+2 players ($31.4m),

Cap Impact - $17.5M

SG, 6' 4"
low activity

$21.1M

2yrs

+5 Wins

-34.79 MPG

+0.09 Off.

+0.21 Def.

Suns

+2 players ($8.7m),

Cap Impact - $1.4M

C, 6' 8", -1.1 LEBRON
low activity

$8.6M

2yrs

PF, 6' 9", -0.67 LEBRON
low activity

$1.8M

1yr

-3 Wins

+33.66 MPG

-2.11 Off.

+0.34 Def.

Team Option

Wenyen Gabriel currently has a team option for the Lakers this season. The Lakers may decide to decline their option which would make him an unrestricted free agent. You may accept or decline this option, by default it will be accepted. You may also update his contract to perform actions such as a Sign & Trade.

LEBRON (Luck-adjusted player Estimate using a Box prior Regularized ON-off) impact data is provided by BBall Index . See how LEBRON is calculated, and explore the data.

Why The Lakers Do This:

Offload Russ without having to give up 2 first round picks
Pick up 2 ideal roster fits and get under the luxury tax
Clear log jam at the Point Guard position for wing depth

Lakers Possible Depth Chart:

PG: Schroder / Nunn
SG: Hield / Beverley / Walker IV / Christie
SF: James / Reaves / Brown Jr.
PF: Crowder / Toscano-Anderson
C: Davis / Jones / Bryant

Why The Pacers Do This:

Take on Westbrook’s $47M expiring deal for a valuable 1st RP
Offload Hield & Theis’ multi-year contracts to contenders
Clear a ton of cap space next offseason and can tank this year

Pacers Possible Depth Chart:

PG: Haliburton / McConnell / Nembhardt
SG: Mathurin / Nesmith / Galloway
SF: Duarte / Brissett / Taylor
PF: Smith / Jackson
C: Turner / Bitadze

Why The Suns Do This:

Find a suitor for Jae Crowder who has requested a trade
Pickup 2 guys who play hard and won’t demand a starting role
Opens up the starting power forward spot for Cam Johnson

Suns Possible Depth Chart:

PG: Paul / Payne / Washington Jr.
SG: Booker / Shamet / Lee
SF: Bridges / Craig / Okogie
PF: Johnson / Theis / Gabriel
C: Ayton / Saric / Biyombo

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