lakers trade AD to utah for donovan mitchell, and deal westbrook to the hornets for gordon hayward and some role players. they part ways with THT and an unprotected first, and a couple SRPs to move on from russ and get some value out of the trade.
utah, looking to split up gobert and mitchell, pairs AD with gobert; creating a twin towers scenario like cleveland did this last season with mobley and jarrett allen, but cranked up to 11. they also steal brunson away from dallas with a long term guaranteed overpay. utah does eric paschall a solid and gives him a 3 year deal to sign and trade him to the lakers along side his friend spida.
hornets acquire westbrook to clear cap space next season, and get THT and some draft capital.