The Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a trade to acquire Utah Jazz guard Patrick Beverley, sources told ESPN on Wednesday night.
The deal, on course to be completed Thursday morning, will send Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker and forward Stanley Johnson to the Jazz, sources said.
Beverley referenced the deal in a tweet Thursday morning, writing that he "woke up a Laker!"
Woke up a Laker!!! ud83dudc9cud83dudc9bud83dude4fud83cudffe Its On!!!
— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) August 25, 2022
Beverley, 34, returns to Los Angeles after spending 2017 to 2021 with the Clippers, bringing with him a well-established ferocity and defensive presence that new coach Darvin Ham is determined to implement into the defense that ranked 21st in the league last season.