Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers trading D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks (2027, 2030 and 2031) to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney Smith and Shake Milton.
Jovan analyzes why this trade makes sense for the Lakers, Finney-Smith's fit in LA, if he will start, how the trade went down, Shake Milton, the impact of losing Russell, the Lakers' current cap and asset situations, what's next for them on the trade market, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:35 Why this trade is a win for LA + Dorian Finney-Smith's fit
7:30 Will DFS start? Should he?
10:21 How this trade went down between LA and Brooklyn
12:19 How does Shake Milton fit?
15:03 The impact of losing DLo
18:45 Why playmaking is a potential concern moving forward
19:35 The Lakers' current cap situation
20:06 What's next for the Lakers on the trade market
24:22 Clarifying some recent misaggregation of my reporting and recent comments
27:58 Q&A
1:23:28 Outro
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