At a good time: The Los Angeles Lakers started building the roster for the new season, and tonight (Thursday) agreed with the Utah Jazz on the addition of center Patrick Beverly in a trade, according to reports in the United States.
Those who will do the opposite way are the scorer Tylen Horton-Tucker and the forward Stanley Johnson.
The 34-year-old center, who is defined as one of the best guards in the league, helped the Minnesota Timberwolves return to the playoffs last season, and at the end of it he moved to the Jazz as part of the trade for Rudy Gober.
New Lakers coach Darwin Hamm was looking for a high-level player to improve the defense, and marked Beverley as one of the most prominent candidates to come.
The guard who will join the team of LeBron James and Anthony Davis returns to the city of angels, after playing four years in the uniform of the Clippers between 2017-2021.
Beverley has a contract until the end of the coming season, so for the Lakers it is also a financially calculated move, since the $13 million he earns will be freed up under the salary cap next summer, so only LeBron and Anthony Davis will remain signed to the team.
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