{"id":48330,"date":"2022-08-25T19:08:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T23:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=48330"},"modified":"2022-08-25T19:08:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T23:08:56","slug":"grading-the-patrick-beverley-lakers-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2022\/08\/25\/grading-the-patrick-beverley-lakers-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading the Patrick Beverley Los Angeles Lakers Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Wednesday evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1562644049299120128\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adrian Wojnarowski<\/a> dropped a &#8220;Woj Bomb&#8221; on NBA Twitter, announcing a trade between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2022\/08\/11\/underrated-lakers-trade-targets\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2022\/07\/07\/donovan-mitchell-two-trade-ideas\/\" target=\"_self\">Utah Jazz<\/a> involving <\/span><b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beverpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Beverley<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hortota01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Talen Horton-Tucker<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lakers traded for Beverley, a three-time All-Defensive Team selection, in exchange for the 21-year-old Horton-Tucker and forward <\/span><b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsst04.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stanley Johnson<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Patrick Beverley is returning to LA \u2014 this time, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> and the Lakers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SHY6XGLIAa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SHY6XGLIAa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1562644049299120128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Grading the Patrick Beverley Los Angeles Lakers Trade<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What This Trade Means for the Jazz<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jazz receive two young assets who offer varying specialties.\u00a0 Horton-Tucker is a ball-dominant player who thrives in drives and holds promise as a three-point shooter.\u00a0 Last season, he put up a career-high 10 points per game to go along with 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game on 42-27-80 splits.\u00a0 Johnson is a defensive specialist with an expanding offensive game.\u00a0 Aside from 0.9 steals, the 26-year-old combo forward averaged 6.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game on 47-31-71 splits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both of these players have tons of potential and could contribute to the Jazz right away.\u00a0 They each receive new opportunities and fresh starts to play for an organization looking to defy their past early-exit expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What This Trade Means for the Lakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2022\/08\/02\/grading-the-anthony-davis-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">Lakers<\/a> fans across social media have had mixed reactions to the trade, welcoming Beverley with open arms while moping over the fact that fan-favorite Stanley Johnson was moved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purple and gold receive a tough, defensive-minded player who will fit head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hamda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darvin Ham<\/a>\u2019s system like a glove.\u00a0 Last season with the Timberwolves, Beverley averaged 9.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists on 41-34-72 splits.\u00a0 After being included in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goberru01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rudy Gobert<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2022\/07\/01\/grading-the-rudy-gobert-to-the-timberwolves-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">trade<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he returns to the Lakers &#8211; the team that drafted and traded him in 2009 &#8211; and gets an opportunity to contribute to a prestigious organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An underrated aspect of Beverley\u2019s game is his improved three-point shooting.\u00a0 Though he shot a career-low 34% from deep last year, he has consistently hit 38-40% of his threes throughout most of his career.\u00a0 He made a career-high 40% of his triples twice, once with the Houston Rockets in 2015-16 and again with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2022\/08\/09\/why-the-los-angeles-clippers-shouldnt-trade-for-draymond-green\/\" target=\"_self\">LA Clippers<\/a> in 2017-18.\u00a0 Additionally, it is worth noting that he averaged a career-high 12.2 points per game with the Clippers while hitting that 40% mark from distance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, Beverley brings a gritty mentality that the Lakers missed for most of last season.\u00a0 Whether he starts or comes off the bench, he will still make an impact on the court.\u00a0 His leadership off the floor will be just as critical.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Grading the Trade<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, this trade receives a B-. The Lakers gave up their two key young assets for a gritty guard who is not getting any younger.\u00a0 Utah benefits a little more in this deal with the depth they acquire.\u00a0 However, time will tell how Horton-Tucker and Johnson fit, and if they stay with the Jazz in the long run.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday evening, Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a &#8220;Woj Bomb&#8221; on NBA Twitter, announcing a trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz involving Patrick Beverley and Talen Horton-Tucker. The Lakers traded for Beverley, a three-time All-Defensive Team selection, in exchange for the 21-year-old Horton-Tucker and forward Stanley Johnson. 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