If it felt to you like the Lakers were actually going to trade for Buddy Hield on Thursday, you weren’t the only one who felt that way. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that there was “momentum” towards the trade being completed immediately after Montrezl Harrell opted in to the second year of his contract with the Lakers.
That trade still needs to be agreed upon, but there's been momentum toward its ultimate completion, per sources. https://t.co/9W4KRY0YXg
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 29, 2021
10 minutes after that tweet, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the Lakers and Wizards were “engaged” on a trade for Russell Westbrook that would include both Kuzma and Harrell.