WHY LAKERS DO IT:

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They get 2 more reliable shooters who would help spacing. Beasley is team option in his second year, so both could be expiring.

If it doesn't work and they rebuild, they only sacrifice 2 seconds.

WHY MINNY DO IT:

Did you see the playoffs? They should have won 4-1 but lost 4-2 instead because there way too many dumb players and/or with no enough charisma to be a real leader: Westbrook for a year could help the culture.