Reports: Lakers trade for veteran guard Patrick Beverley

The Los Angeles Lakers hope to have made a late offseason move Wednesday night, with numerous reports showing they're on the cusp

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Talen Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson would be headed toward Utah in return.

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eason, beginning 54 games and averaging 9.2 focuses, 4.1 bounce back and 4.6 helps per game while shooting 34.3% on 3-pointers.

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Included as a component of the five-player, five-pick bundle for Rudy Gobert in July

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Beverley will miss through Utah without fitting for the Jazz. Notwithstanding any further moves by the Lakers,

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Horton-Tucker leveled in his third season with L.A., regardless of assuming a bigger part (25.2 mpg versus 20.1 in 2020-21). Johnson,

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the Lakers following a couple 10-day contracts, at last averaging 6.7 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 22.8 mpg in 48 games (27 beginnings).

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