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Westbrook is involved in a trade and will play for the Lakers next season

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A trade made last week shake up the NBA on the same day of the Draft. Revealed at first by the NBA insiders Adrian Wojnarowski e Shams Charania, Russel Westbrook will play for the Los Angeles Lakers the next season.

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For the trade, the Lakers send Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell, the 22nd overall pick of the 2021 Draft, and will also receive the second-round picks from the Washington Wizards in 2024 and 2028. 

The trade can be officially announced just after Friday, August 6, when the salary cap becomes official, and the franchises can make the transactions for the following season.

Now Russel will join Lebron James and Anthony Davis to keep following the dream of his first career NBA championship. According to Bovada, the Lakers are the second favorite to win next season, with a +300 odds, just behind Brooklyn Nets, with a +250 odds.

With another MVP and All-Star in the roster, the LA Lakers expect to repeat the 2019-20 season, which ended with a title. If it happens, the team will overcome the Boston Celtics, with 18 championships, the highest of an NBA team.

Russel Westbrook

Born in California and a player for UCLA, Russel will return to Los Angeles after a season in the Washington Wizards. Last year, the 32-year old player averaged a triple-double for the fourth time in his career, with 22.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 11.7 assists.  

Washington Wizards

On the other hand, the Wizards will receive some good names for the roster. Kyle Kuzma will have much more time to play and probably will be one of the franchise’s names

Last season, he averaged 12,9 Points Per Game, 6,1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists. It was not his best year with the purple and gold jersey, but let’s see if he repeats his best basketball.

Montrezl Harrell is another good player that can contribute. His best career season was in Los Angeles, but not in the Lakers, in the Clippers. In 2019-20, he averaged 18,6 points, 7,1 rebounds and 1,1 block. Last season, he had 13.5 PPG and 6.2 RPG.

The 28-year old player, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, will play for his third NBA franchise. After four years in Los Angeles, he is coming to Washington to help mainly in the defense. Last season he had 9,7 PPG, 2,7 RPG, and 1,9 assists.

Let’s see what will happen with both of the teams next season.

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