The Los Angeles Lakers made their first major trade in almost two years on Sunday, sending D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. It’s a trade that immediately improves the Lakers while helping the Nets continue their tank for the 2024-25 season.
This is the second time the Lakers and Nets have facilitated a deal surrounding Russell, but the veteran guard goes to Brooklyn under different circumstances this time. He will be the likely primary ball-handler for an organization trying to lose games and potentially going to make more trades in order to do so.