Lakers not expected to make push for Patrick Beverley trade with Talen Horton-Tucker

Patrick Beverley is exactly the sort of veteran the Los Angeles Lakers should be targeting. He’d immediately become the team’s best perimeter defender. At 37.8 percent from behind the arc, he would also have the highest career 3-point percentage on the roster. He’s 34 years old, and while the Lakers have emphasized youth this offseason, that makes him available at a reasonable price. He was sent to the Utah Jazz as cap filler in the Rudy Gobert blockbuster.

Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported that the Lakers (and Miami Heat) are interested in acquiring Beverley, but Marc Stein noted that “there is no push forthcoming from the Lakers’ side to swap Talen Horton-Tucker (as rumored) for Patrick Beverley.” In other words, the Lakers may want Beverley, but they aren’t prepared to give up Horton-Tucker, specifically, for him.

Source: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-not-expected-to-make-push-for-patrick-beverley-trade-with-talen-horton-tucker-per-report/