Lakers and Heat among teams reportedly interested in trade for Patrick Beverley

July 15, 2022 World Sports

Earlier this summer during a whirlwind series of ESPN appearances where he made headlines for everything from eviscerating Chris Paul’s defense to discrediting the Lakers’ 2020 title as a “Bubble Championship,” one of the comments that went a bit more under the radar from then Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley was his assertion that he “wouldn’t even hesitate” to join the Lakers and play with LeBron James.

“To be able to play with a great like that, to be able to pick his brain, to be able to be a star in whatever role that I’m asked, playing alongside Russell Westbrook? Fantastic. And playing for the Lakers? Couldn’t ask for a better job,” Beverley said then.

At the time, it wasn’t clear how Beverley would feasibly end up in Los Angeles after he had just finished a playoff run while serving as the heart and soul of the upstart Minnesota Timberwolves. But after the Wolves traded him to the now-rebuilding Utah Jazz as part of their blockbuster Rudy Gobert trade, it would seem Beverley is suddenly very available for the Lakers, who are one of the teams to inquire about what it would take to get him.