The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired through commerce guard D’Angelo Russell from the Minnesota Timberwolves and guard Malik Beasley and ahead Jarred Vanderbilt from the Utah Jazz, it was introduced at the moment by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.

“We are thrilled to add D’Angelo, Malik and Jarred to our organization and are confident their talents will boost our ability to finish the season strongly,” stated Pelinka. “In this trade, we’ve added switchable wing defending, perimeter shooting and rebounding depth. We welcome D’Angelo back to the Lakers family and look forward to him donning the purple and gold in front of our passionate fan base once again. We certainly want to thank Russell, Juan and Damian for their time here in Los Angeles and wish them and their families nothing but success moving forward.”