Alex Regla and Alex Padilla predict what comes next after the Lakers sent Talen Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson to Utah for Patrick Beverley.
Love him or hate him, Patrick Beverley will be a Laker this upcoming season. The trade, which will send Talen Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson to Utah, could prove to be significant on many levels.
For one, the team firmly addresses the holes in their backcourt defense with a guard who has historically made his living through hounding opposing ball-handlers and playing the villain for opposing fanbases.
Outside of the skills he brings to the table, the Lakers also open up an additional roster spot in the transaction as well as create more cap-space this upcoming summer due to Beverley’s expiring deal set to leave the books.