Lakers waited until today to complete Patrick Beverley trade out of respect to Kobe Bryant Day

Marc J. Spears: Was told the @Los Angeles Lakers waited until today to consummate the Patrick Beverley trade with the Jazz out of respect to Kobe Bryant Day yesterday. Kobe Bryant Day is celebrated on August 24, chosen for jerseys 8 and 24, in Los Angeles and Orange County to commemorate the life of the Lakers icon.
Source: Twitter @MarcJSpears

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The Ringer @ringernba
🏀 Pat Bev is a Laker
🏀 Chet Holmgren will miss the entire 2022-23 season
🏀 Rising Stars Week: young stars shine on national TV
#TheMismatch: open.spotify.com/episode/5soOwv… – 5:44 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
The Lakers upgraded their roster in the short and long-term by trading for Patrick Beverley on Thursday.
On Beverley’s fit with the Lakers, the Beverley-Westbrook feud, the mismanagement of THT as an asset, and LA’s future moves: theathletic.com/3537009/2022/0… – 5:43 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“No one’s afraid of Phoenix.”
“CP can’t guard anybody man, everybody in the #NBA knows that.”
Patrick Beverley on #ESPN during last season’s playoffs while still with the #Timberwolves.
He’s now a Laker after a trade.
#Suns-#Lakers Nov. 22 in Phoenix. https://t.co/tp7F0XP3m5 pic.twitter.com/VITyYRm6cv – 4:45 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
New Dunc’d On Prime: Chet’s Injury, Beverley Trade, Detroit Pistons Season Outlook with @James Edwards III Join us: duncdon.supportingcast.fm – 4:07 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
I wrote about the Lakers/Jazz PatBev for THT trade, and spent a lot of time on Talen Horton-Tucker. A genuinely fascinating evaluation
This type of trade is one LAL needed to make. But it’s also the kind of bet Utah should be making now. Here’s why: https://t.co/fNIPBKwi33 pic.twitter.com/vRnOizUBA1 – 4:04 PM Eric Pincus @EricPincus
A THT straight up for Beverley was short $75,000 – which is why LAL needed to include another player. Jazz acquire Johnson as a minimum player, so for Utah it’s really just Beverley for THT (with a new $2.74m trade exception representing the difference) – 3:37 PM Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Lakers make it official that they’ve acquire veteran guard Patrick Beverley in a trade with the Jazz pic.twitter.com/Ae2A79SbCw – 3:08 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Patrick Beverley will make #Suns–#Lakers rivalry even more intense azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 2:58 PM NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
All love between Pat Bev and Magic 😂
(via @Patrick Beverley, @Magic Johnson) pic.twitter.com/Wilc6owpaq – 2:17 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Quick thoughts on the LAL-UTA trade:
-Beverley is a big upgrade for LA. He’s a spot-up guy on offense & good w/o the ball. Immediate upgrade in perimeter D.
-I don’t love THT (can’t shoot), but this is the type of flyer UTA should be taking. If he pops, they have something. – 2:16 PM Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
The Lakers have reportedly acquired Patrick Beverley.
Hear @adaniels33 tell @Rick Kamla why this is such a perfect fit for the Lakers.
#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/8reBXDsMHf – 2:05 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
what does a defense look like guarding a Pat Bev/Westbrook back court? – 1:31 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton
Grades for the Patrick Beverley trade: es.pn/3R6I857 (ESPN+) – 1:20 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Thursday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! The Lakers trade for Patrick Beverley. Will he help? Is Pat Bev’s arch enemy Russ next out the door? And good lord, the Lakers bricked THT’s contract. #FirstListen @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… – 12:33 PM Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Chet Holmgren’s injury, Sixers not getting Pat Beverley and NBA joint pr… youtu.be/EbEfPZqtHVQ via @YouTube – 12:01 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Was told the @Los Angeles Lakers waited until today to consummate the trade with the Jazz out of respect to Kobe Bryant Day yesterday. Kobe Bryant Day is celebrated on August 24, chosen for jerseys 8 and 24, in Los Angeles and Orange County to commemorate the life of the Lakers icon. – 11:57 AM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Last night’s show on the Pat Bev trade @UnderdogFantasy:
– If you’re Kevin Pritchard, why pick up the phone before Opening Night?
– Market leverage/Supply & Demand
– Media Day quotes if Westbrook is still on the team then
– Letting Pat Bev be Pat Bev
📺 https://t.co/OwQoig49tx pic.twitter.com/7R5hRqTcCe – 10:21 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
2023 cap space projections updates for the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz after the Beverley for Horton-Tucker/Johnson trade goes through:
Lakers – $29M, 7th most projected cap space
Jazz – $23.5M, 9th most projected cap space – 9:49 AM Sarah Todd @NBASarah
Patrick Beverley trade likely foreshadowing more moves to come deseret.com/2022/8/25/2332… – 9:45 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Lakers potential lineup:
Patrick Beverley
Buddy Hield
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Myles Turner
____ seed in the West. pic.twitter.com/BXV8PJMQq1 – 9:41 AM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Patrick Beverley trade grades: Lakers get ‘B’ as they toughen up defense and send Talen Horton-Tucker to Jazz
cbssports.com/nba/news/patri… – 9:38 AM Chris Sheridan @sheridanhoops
Interesting #NBA sports gambling note: Patrick Beverley, about to be traded from the #Jazz to the #Lakers, is 130-1 to win Defensive Player of the Year. – 8:37 AM BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Tonight the last two NBA MVPs will face off in a FIBA game 🔥
🇷🇸 Nikola Jokic (2021 & 2022)
🇬🇷 Giannis Antetokounmpo (2019 & 2020)
When had this happened before? At the 2008 Beijing Olympics:
🇺🇸 Kobe Bryant (2008)
🇩🇪 Dirk Nowitzki (2007)
(via @HellenicBF)
#FIBAWC #WinForAll – 8:26 AM Tas Melas @TasMelas
Winners from Lakers-Jazz trade:
1) Lakers: Beverley will help.
2) Jazz: Horton-Tucker is a good get for Bev.
3) Us: Westbrook and Beverley together! – 8:02 AM Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Trade recap
To LAL: P. Beverley ($13M)
LAL opens up a roster spot and financial flexibility in 2023-24 (could have up to $34M in room)
To UTH: T. Horton-Tucker ($10.3M) and S. Johnson ($2.35M)
The Jazz create a $2.74M TE and have 15 guaranteed contracts. – 7:57 AM Patrick Beverley @patbev21
Woke up a Laker!!! 💜💛🙏🏾 Its On!!! – 7:28 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Patrick Beverley and Russell Westbrook on the same team (maybe???) is pretty funny, given their history. – 6:28 AM Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Thoughts on the Lakers trade for Patrick Beverley…Link below
youtube.com/watch?v=n1Khdk… – 1:56 AM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Westbrook and Patrick Beverley’s first day together, but way angrier. AK pic.twitter.com/1znXZoYtBc – 1:30 AM Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
Patrick Beverley is exactly what the Lakers need. Will breath instant life into the franchise. Imagine him bringing that same energy he brought against the Grizzlies in the first round everyday. – 1:22 AM Brad Turner @BA_Turner
My dude ⁦@Dan Woike⁩ has the news with: Lakers set to acquire veteran guard Patrick Beverley from Jazz latimes.com/sports/lakers/… – 1:09 AM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
The PatBev trade reminds me a lot of the Joe Ingles for NAW/Bo Cruz deal.
Trade an expiring 34 year old for an young prospect who’s disappointed so far with a longer contract + a fringey guy you can conceivably put in a rotation. – 12:56 AM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Report: Lakers near trade to acquire Patrick Beverley from Jazz nba.nbcsports.com/2022/08/25/rep… – 12:40 AM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
ESPN story on the Lakers finalizing a trade to acquire guard Patrick Beverley: es.pn/3AiYv7b – 12:38 AM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
PatBev is a really good pickup for this Lakers team, and they didn’t have to give up any picks or rotation players to do it.
Think it’s reasonable for Lakers’ fans to be frustrated about the whole “THT over Caruso” thing. But that’s a sunk cost, and this is a smart deal for LAL – 12:31 AM Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Def a fan of the trade. Lakers don’t have anybody on that roster like Pat Bev, a much needed pick up
As for THT, lot of potential, but Lakers need players that can help right away. Hate to lose a good wing player in Stanley
What you think Laker Fans, you a fan of the move? – 12:28 AM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Emergency Radio Roulette is LIVE @UnderdogFantasy
– Pat Bev traded to Lakers for THT
– What’s next for Westbrook?
– There is no way these two are playing together, right? RIGHT?
– LeBron’s extension
– Wait a second did the Jazz just steal THT?
Join us!
youtube.com/watch?v=hBkXnO… – 12:16 AM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Okay, I’m logging off for the night barring any more news, but before I do, any last questions on the Beverley trade? – 12:12 AM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
In pure basketball terms, Pat Bev fits the Lakers’ needs … which, of course, makes last summer’s Caruso/THT decision (that didn’t need to be made) even more baffling. – 12:04 AM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
I suspect Lakers fans are feeling the same with Pat Bev as I did when the Blues picked up Esa Tikkanen in ’94. BK – 12:03 AM Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
An underrated part of Patrick Beverley’s game last year was his playmaking.
Of 104 players to run 150+ pick + rolls last season, Beverley was 6th most productive.
It was also apparent early on he was comfortable in the role. These clips are all from the beginning of the year. pic.twitter.com/pIHYj7HjuS – 12:00 AM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Beverley, Hield, James, Davis, Turner starting.
Reaves and Schroder as the backup backcourt. Jones and Bryant fighting for backup center mins. Hopefully one of the minimum wings pop.
Nunn+Walker can bring back a $14 million salary at the deadline if necessary.
A man can dream. – 11:58 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
in all seriousness, you dont do this Pat Bev deal unless you already have one in place for Russ too right? cant have these two taking pictures at media day together. we are not worthy of such content. – 11:51 PM Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley showing up to training camp. pic.twitter.com/jqPa4jmrtS – 11:50 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
The first veteran domino has fallen with Pat Beverley being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Jazz get back Talen Horton-Tucker, whom they liked quite a bit a few years ago in the pre draft process. What are your thoughts? – 11:46 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I think the Lakers desperately needed another defensive culture setter after last season’s tire fire.
LeBron, at his age, shouldn’t be expending the energy on defense he did in the 2020 title run. Beverley is the perfect vet to hold everyone else accountable. – 11:45 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Memes aside that’s a good move for the Lakers. Two guys I wouldn’t expect to be in a playoff rotation for one that would be. They were a mess defensively and PatBev will help.
(Just ignore the fact they paid THT instead of Caruso and then traded THT for a worse Caruso. Whoops.) – 11:43 PM Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
While Kyrie Irving was LA’s prized target, the Lakers seemed to have their sights set on Patrick Beverley as a potential point guard addition from the moment he was moved to Utah in the Rudy Gobert trade: bleacherreport.com/articles/10041… – 11:42 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I think Austin Reaves is a big winner of the THT-Beverley trade.
Beverley rarely plays whole seasons, and at his age, I think the Lakers will try to be cognizant of that and manage his workload. That should create even more opportunities for Reaves. – 11:42 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Ironically, Patrick Beverley was the free agent I most wanted the Lakers to sign in 2019 (I never believed Kawhi was coming). It didn’t work out then. Glad it will now. – 11:40 PM The Ringer @ringernba
Russell Westbrook when he sees Patrick Beverley in the Lakers locker room pic.twitter.com/zXIf3WtWf4 – 11:40 PM Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Watched that Lakers team all but refuse to compete on many a nights last season and often back down when challenged. That’s not how Pat Bev does business. He will compete. – 11:37 PM Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Pat Bev & Russell are teammates. – 11:37 PM StatMuse @statmuse
The 2022/23 Lakers:
LeBron
Russ
AD
Pat Bev
Reaves
Nunn
Walker IV
Bryant
Toscano-Anderson
A top ___ seed in the West. pic.twitter.com/QMXQqx9gAC – 11:36 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Patrick Beverley was EXACTLY what the Lakers needed to add. A consistent, energetic defender who can make it difficult for every opponent. His experience is valuable for a team like Lakers. His teaming up with LeBron, AD, Russ will be fun to watch. #LakeShow – 11:35 PM Justin Verrier @JustinVerrier
Really hard to believe LeBron signed the long-term extension without assurances of getting more help now. Doubt PatBev is the last Lakers move before the season. – 11:35 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Patrick Beverley is a 37.8% career 3-point shooter.
That makes him the best shooter on the Lakers. The next highest career 3-point percentage on the team belongs to Kendrick Nunn at 36.4% – 11:32 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Patrick Beverley is returning to LA — this time, with LeBron James and the Lakers pic.twitter.com/SHY6XGLIAa – 11:32 PM Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
I will never forgive the team that trades for Russell Westbrook and robs us all of a chance to see him have to be teammates with Patrick Beverley. – 11:30 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Pat Bev and Russ.
Pat Bev vs Clippers 4 times a year.
Popcorn time. pic.twitter.com/W5Ij93chc7 – 11:29 PM Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Don’t have to wait long for Pat Bev back at Target Center — sixth game of the year, Friday October 28th. – 11:28 PM Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Not sure what the logic is with this trade. Kinda weird, but is weird the new norm for the Lakers?
Went from Lowry for THT to Beverley for THT AND Stanley Johnson?
Hope this isn’t their “Big” move… – 11:27 PM Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
patrick beverley taking russell westbrook’s spot in the starting lineup > – 11:27 PM Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Pat Bev on Russell Westbrook: “He’s trash! Trash!” 😬😬 pic.twitter.com/MjPz06ZyHH – 11:26 PM StatMuse @statmuse
“The Los Angeles Lakers are in advanced talks on a trade to acquire Utah Jazz guard…
Patrick Beverley” pic.twitter.com/vspTUHmoS2 – 11:26 PM Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
First they take the Lakers from Minneapolis, now they take Pat Bev – 11:25 PM Eric Patten @EricPatten
Pat Bev and Westbrook together is HILARIOUS – 11:25 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Pat Bev in a Lakers jersey? That could be an all-time hated combo for literally all 29 other fanbases pic.twitter.com/UOC1yoAM6g – 11:24 PM Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
“Can you describe the challenge defensively it is to guard LeBron?
Pat Bev: “No challenge.” 🫠 pic.twitter.com/xVlSVsOABx – 11:24 PM Dave Mason @DeuceMason
We get Pat Beverley AND Westbrook together?! – 11:23 PM Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The Jazz are trading Patrick Beverley to the Lakers for Talen Horton-Tucker, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. – 11:21 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
The Los Angeles Lakers are in advanced talks on a trade to acquire Utah Jazz guard Patrick Beverley for Talen Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson, sources tell ESPN. Deal could be finalized as soon as Thursday. – 11:21 PM Roland Lazenby @lazenby
What if Kobe Bryant Stayed with Adidas? si.com/fannation/snea… via @Pat_Benson_Jr – 9:29 PM Vince Carter @mrvincecarter15
It’s Kobe Day today 8/24 so it’s only right to shout him out on his day. You are missed Bean… You are truly one of the greats of the game. 🐍
#KobeDay #8/24
#RiPMambaandGigi instagram.com/p/ChqbO8RgWYQ/… – 8:47 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Jury awards Vanessa Bryant $16 million in Kobe crash site photos lawuit nba.nbcsports.com/2022/08/24/jur… – 8:36 PM Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Jury orders L.A. County to pay $31 million in Kobe Bryant crash photo sharing case latimes.com/california/sto… – 7:59 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Jury awards Vanessa Bryant $16 million over crash photos taken of Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna – via @ESPN App espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 7:58 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most All-Star + All-NBA + All-Defensive selections all-time:
45 — Kobe
45 — Duncan
45 — Kareem pic.twitter.com/IiA1O1zcTG – 6:31 PM Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
You know we hoopin on Kobe Day! – 5:17 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Players with 4,000+ playoff points in the 2000s:
— Kobe Bryant
No other player had more than 3,500. pic.twitter.com/P8PMsan3VA – 4:25 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Players with 20,000+ points in the 2000s:
— Kobe Bryant
That’s it. pic.twitter.com/GHwNeUDBGC – 3:30 PM Zac Boyer @ZacBoyer
In order for Kobe Baynes to play football for Kansas this season after his transfer from Louisville, he has to apply for, and be granted, a run-off waiver.
You may ask what that is. In principle, it’s not complicated — but it can be. #kufball
www2.kusports.com/weblogs/Boyer_… – 2:54 PM

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