Lakers Trade Rumors: Kyrie Irving Trade For Russell Westbrook Makes Sense?

Lakers trade rumors are on the rise after the Darvin Ham press conference, when he said he absolutely expects Russell Westbrook back. That hasn’t stopped Lakers rumors from growing around a potential Russell Westbrook trade for Kyrie Irving. Lakers trade targets this offseason could include Gordon Hayward in a Russ trade - Bleacher Report thinks it’s a no-brainer! Lakers draft workouts this week included Johnny Juzang, Remy Martin and Jermaine Samuels. Finally, Lakers coaching news came across the wire: while Phil Handy and Quinton Crawford will return to the Lakers coaching staff, David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III will not. Chase Senior has the latest Lakers news and rumors on today’s video - SUBSCRIBE to the Lakers Report today for more free videos throughout the Lakers offseason: http://rumble.com/LakersTVShow more

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Lakers rumors and news on today’s show surrounding NBA trade rumors, the 2022 NBA Draft and more:

- Kyrie Irving trade for Russell Westbrook makes sense? Bill Oram of the Athletic discussed the Lakers trade rumors on ‘The Herd with Colin Cowherd’, while Bill Simmons tossed out a 3-team Lakers trade with the Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Think a Russell Westbrook-Kyrie Irving trade is realistic? Type ‘Y’ for Yes, Type ‘N’ for No

Kyrie Irving highlights are absolutely mesmerizing - when he’s on the court. While he’s certainly a better player than Russell Westbrook, Russ has been the more reliable player - especially this season:
- Russell Westbrook (78 GP): 18.5 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 7.1 APG, 44.4 FG%, 29.8 3P%
- Kyrie Irving (29 GP): 27.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 5.8 APG, 46.9 FG%, 41.8 3P%
Who would you rather have? Type ‘RW’ for Russell Westbrook, Type ‘KI’ for Kyrie Irving

- Lakers trade rumors continue: Bleacher Report suggested Gordon Hayward as a no-brainer when it comes to Lakers trade targets this offseason.

Gordon Hayward Stats with Hornets (2 Seasons):
17.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 46.6 FG%, 40.2 3P%

Gordon Hayward Injury Woes:
2017-18: 81 out of 82 games missed
2018-19: 10 out of 82
2019-20: 20 out of 72
2020-21: 28 out of 72
2021-22: 33 out of 82

Gordon Hayward hasn’t been quite the same player since that gruesome leg injury with the Boston Celtics back in 2017. Speaking of the Celtics, they’re taking on the Golden State Warriors in NBA Finals Game 3!

Who ya got to take home the NBA title? Type ‘BOS’ for Celtics, Type ‘GSW’ for Warriors

- Lakers draft workouts from Monday include a local prospect as well as several other quality NBA Draft prospects:

Remy Martin (G, Kansas)
Johnny Juzang (G/F, UCLA)
Jermaine Samuels (F, Villanova)
Michael Devoe (G, Georgia Tech)
Haowen Guo (G, Shanghai Sharks)
Kenneth Lofton Jr. (F, Louisiana Tech)

- Lakers coaching news: Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin of ESPN, among others, reported the Lakers news as the Darvin Ham coaching staff starts to come together:

Dave McMenamin on Twitter with the Lakers news: “Reporting with @wojespn: New Lakers coach Darvin Ham has started to shape his coaching staff by informing assistants David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III they will not be retained.”

Made it to the end of the video? Type ‘SQUAD’ so I know who the real ones are!