 What's the word y'all no cuts instant ray reaction the Lakers the Timbers and Utah Jazz put off a three-teamer Then I'm actually proud of Rob Palinca We gonna get into that after I tell you about the upcoming live stream I have on twist.tv slash KLT for Q as we all know the trade that line is tomorrow and tomorrow at one Central time I will be going live over there so we can instant react to all the trades It should be a blast So if that sounds like something interested in one o'clock central time to maybe two o'clock two fifteen two thirty as we see These last trades come through twist.tv slash KLT for Q Let's let's let's break some some some streaming records my own person was because there's some records that we ain't even go That's but my own personal streaming records come through and have a lot of fun Let's talk about this trade though because again, we knew a little bit about it You know I'm saying it was room in a little bit But the the Minnesota Timbers are holding now because they were listening to other office for D'Angelo Russell And then finally the Lakers Jazz and Timbers are finalizing the trade sending D'Angelo Russell Malik Beasley and Jere Vanderbilt to the Los Angeles Lakers Russell Westbrook in the first round pick in 2027 that we just found out is top four protected to the Utah Jazz and Mike Connelly in the second round picked to the Minnesota Tables boom it is done now Rob Polinka I'm not gonna say he's on a hot seat because he's got an extension But like as far as fandom goes a lot of fans was really upset with him and they should have been the team has been Underperforming Carrie Irvin once out everybody knows that Carrie and Braun want to link up LeBron passes the all-time lean score Shout-out to Braun. I wanted to make a video about Braun and breaking that breaking that record yesterday Didn't really had time to so I'm just gonna give him congratulations now from him breaking it to the the Presentation by the NBA to the the Nike campaign that happened We are all witnesses something I remember when I was growing up It came back because we are all witnesses of greatness this legendary moment Jay Z is in the crowd Kareem is that everybody in a grandma that was important was there But but they lose to a okc team that has been better than them this season and their average age is like seven years Oh, like it's spoiled the moment at least a little bit I mean it's hard to spoil a moment like the all-time leading score But you could tell that stuff wasn't right with the LA Lakers that hasn't been right for the entire season The body language from Anthony Davis and this one wasn't great People saying that he's dealing with some sickness But he tried to play through it because he wanted to be there for that moment and then the body language from Russell Westbrook he wasn't in the huddles with his teammates He's arguing with Darwin ham because ham because he don't want to get off the floor Russ knew was that knew that this was his last game as a Laker and he got to witness greatness and in history But he's on to his next team and what team would that be? I don't know because we all believe that he is going to be bought out So they missed out on Kyrie Irvin and right before LeBron James is about to break this all-time record He says down with what was that Michael Wilbon and they Michael Wilbon asked him about you know Kyrie Irvin and how much he wanted to play with them in LeBron said I really did want to do it So the Lakers fumbled that and it's probably because Joe sighs that he want to send to Lakers either way Polinka had something to do because as you see they needed some help and I'm gonna give him his credit because I honestly Do believe that that one first round pick 2027 top 4 protected He made the most out of that of course Russell Westbrook is a salary filler He made the most out of that let's talk about it from the Lakers perspective D'Angelo Russell is back You know, he's older more mature Probably won't have to say situation that helped him get out of Los Angeles the first time And if you look at the last two months of D'Angelo Russell, he's been shooting the heck out of the ball After a slow start to the season as he was trying to figure out where he his footing was I'm actually surprised that he was traded because we saw rumors a few days ago that the symbols were okay We're keeping them around because as of recently the Timberwolves had been good and D'Angelo Russell had been shooting The whatever out of the ball he was creating for himself He's creating for others but ultimately they decided that Mike Conley was better for their organization and we'll get to there They're part of a but D'Angelo Russell has been really solid this season, right? Malik bees is one of the highest value three-point shooters in basketball I mean he gets any time it says the ball is going up And I think he's shooting around league average when it comes to percentage But the Lakers a team that has lacked shooting the entire season Malik Beasley immediately comes in it becomes a three-point threat from them And Jair Vanderbilt is one of the high-energy good defensive grab a bunch of boards guys They got three starters in the trade for one first-round pick that is protected top four top four, but it's still protected I honestly did believe that if they were gonna throw out this trade and end up with this It was gonna be more than one first-round pick with a protection on it And if anything I thought was gonna be completely unprotected you can have it in 2027 or it's gonna cost two They got out of that With just one and I think it's dope now we can add we can have the conversation This is make the Lakers start off with a playoff team first of all because they're not even that Does this trade help them become a playoff team? I think it does because mostly when I was looking at the Los Angeles Lakers all season long We mentioned it after the first week when they started off was it two and ten or whatever the hell it was Where player three through ten in their rotation? It was one of the worst three through tens to our basketball and right now They're probably rolling out the balls with a team of like D'Angelo Russell Probably Austin Reeves still in that lineup LeBron James Jair Vanderbilt and and then Anthony Davis and do you have Malik Beasley to come off the bench as a super star to a super fifth starter? They could come out there and score in bunches and then you still have like Thomas Bryan coming off the bench and things like that So overall this helps complete their team a little bit more Well, I believe I'm pretty confident in their ability to make the playoffs now now the next conversation Is this trade good enough to to to make LeBron and to feel like they have a chance? Well, I honestly do believe you got LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the court together You're gonna have a chance in a playoff series no matter what because you're gonna have two of the top whatever players in the league Especially if they're both playing at their peaks It it it I don't know because the Western conference Other than a Denver Nuggets smacking everybody in a face right now The Western Conference is pretty open and this trade helps their depth and overall helps them as a team And I do believe the end where Russell's gonna come in and he's gonna feel pretty good about being back in LA I believe that Giovanni, but though he ended up on what this is for team already, right Denver Minnesota Utah and now the Lakers He's one of those dudes that Lakers fans can immediately fall in love with because he's nothing but energy He's gonna play defense and he was shooting the corner shot a little bit this season I think he stopped taking him or fell off a little bit But he could if he's wide open with the nearest player being 25 feet away He could potentially make it happen. I don't know if this is if we're all pulling in them I'm Refreshing my phone that the entirety of it. I'm just just to see just to see what else is happening because they still have 2029 and maybe they don't feel confident throwing both of those draft picks out there But it is interesting to see them pull off this deal because it for most of the season They were sticking to the guns of not trying to do anything that would hinder them from using cap spaces Coming off season and that is completely died with the Rihachi more trade because they're gonna have to pay him and a few of these People are an expiring contract this is the end of Russell's an expiring contract this season where they want to bring him back I guess it depends on how well he performs. He's only 26 years old I'm looking at his stats 18 points per game six six assists and 40% three-point shooter right now again He's been really good. That's after a slow start to the season So again, I'm surprised that Minnesota threw him into this trade Considering their pack as they got back was just a second in Mike Conley who's steady, but but okay Lakers initial trade grades Pretty good. I don't I don't not go give it eight to eight to F But it's pretty good I feel good about this for the Lakers considering there are they are a team that didn't have many out at Assets outside of that 2027 and 2029 they were tradable I mean It's one of the reasons why they couldn't land carry Irving because they didn't have Concrete players that are really good and really really valuable to teams across basketball But the D at the Russell Westwood contract in the 2027 gets them three Really good rotational players where they can feel confident running an eight man in a playoff series And they can believe that they have a chance in every single one of those series now They have a little bit of catching up to do but again The conference is wide open the difference between them at the 13th seed and the rest of the league to get to the point Where they're not a playing team is it's not like it's a million games You know I'm saying a little win streak now it's gonna take some time to jail because Adjusting the plan with LeBron is a real thing a lot of people will tell you that but get it up to the spot where they're no Longer in the play-in as of right now It's four games and we're not even at the all-star break right now If of course at first they got to get into the play-in and the gap there is two games And then once you're there anything is possible. So I wonder if LeBron feels pretty good about that Because he has more shooters the Angela Russell as a catch-of-shoe guy and the Angela Russell can create his own 3-point shot to and then Malik bees again one of the premier get my shots up regardless type dudes and LeBron loves those type of guys because Nobody creates a shot for his teammates better than LeBron James. So shout out shout out to Bron The Minnesota Timberless aspect of this is a bit interesting to me again It was rumored that they were they were completely okay Will Andy Angela Russell stay on the team because he had been pretty solid now as a guy that's back Mike Conley for the Major great majority of his career. I can admit this ain't been one of his better season The one thing that is better this season opposed to any season of Mike Conley's career It's his pure playmaking ability and one thing he has over the Angela Russell is that he feels more like a point A traditional true point guard and if there's anything there's like a silver lining or something to be optimistic about if I'm the Minnesota Timbers fan and I'm confused about this trait is Is that Mike Conley and Rudy go bear even though it took them a season to jail because Mike Conley didn't know how to throw a Live because the entirety of Mike Conley's career is a point guard It was goddamn Zebo and Mike and Marcus all who never jumped more than three inches off the ground He didn't know how to throw a lot He ain't know how to do that and after that first she didn't plan together They became one of the better pick a road duos and basketball because he became more more accustomed to throwing the live and throwing it So the spider Rudy go bear can be effective So that is the one silver lining that I can kind of understand what's him Conley and them are thinking but objectively Objectively just talking about the basketball that's been played on the season The Angela Russell has been a better player than Mike Conley But Mike Conley might end up being a better fit alongside and or better fit with Rudy go bearing all those things and we can't look past The fact that a few weeks ago the Angela Russell was in the media saying hey If you're not gonna use me the right way then don't use me at all If you're not gonna be appreciative of my services like there's a lot of stuff So maybe that that's one of the reasons why the Angela Russell is not safe even though He was playing good basketball, but but Mike Mike Kyle at this point Again, he can floor general a little bit. It's also an injury risk as he always has been. It's a bit puzzling It's a bit puzzling. I gave you that silver lining I'm not I'm not in love with it for the for the Minnesota temples But it could and again it could end up being good because you have the offense That is at the Arizona over the last what three months or so after a slow start that he is an all-star caliber player And he he is damn good Cronthony towns I just found out through Twitter that he is on this upcoming road trip So he will be back soon this maybe and having a guy that can set these guys up and set Rudy up could be a plus Only time with him and the Utah Jazz Have committed to the retool or could completely got rid of the retooling and went more rebuild and I love it for them Mostly because if this is the trait that they got then this is probably the best It could get Danny ain't the guy that's gonna not leave any stone unturned for sure And they were one of the teams that we knew were interested in trading their pieces So I am positive that the Lakers were not the only team calling about my colleague because it was rumors that the Clippers were interested They weren't the only to they weren't the only team called about Malik Beasley I had her rumors about a team like the Grizzlies or the Pelicans calling about Malik Beasley and Jere Vanderbilt was wanted by the Clippers as well So there are teams that wanted these pieces but Danny ain't decided that out of all of them that 2027 even though it is top four protected Was the best thing we got because again, Russell Westbrook another part of this all-time great He's gonna get bought out No doubt. He's not he's not suit enough for the Utah Jazz So what is his next spot as I as I'm refreshing my Twitter notifications. I'm seeing him in a Clippers uniform according to Chris Hayes. It says that the Clippers have shown interest in him So there we go. He ain't got to move his family. No way He just move his stuff from one locker room to the other But I also see a photoshop here from Eric Pingas that says that Miami Heat are our team too So Russell West is gonna get picked up very very soon. There's no doubt about that It's about where he feels like he can you know Revitalize his career because he's an upcoming free agent and he wants to get to the point where he's making a lot of money And he's not gonna settle for a guy That's just gonna be a minimum guy here and a minimum guy here a mid-level guy here He wants to be more than that and he showed us that he is still a quality player He just for what the Lakers are trying to do there. It wasn't perfect. It wasn't perfect. So I'm happy that this great happened though I thought he's about to go until like every trade was gonna go right at the buzzer be the next next 24 hours or so So let me know what you think like show. Are you excited? Tim was fans. How you feeling and Utah Jazz fans? I mean the good thing about it for the jazz again I guess I didn't spend much time on the jazz is that it opens up more opportunities I mean they threw Walker Kessler into the Starland. He's been amazing. Kelly Olenek might get traded as well I guess there's rumors about him to Ote Abazi when they started to give him minutes He looked really really good So it opens up more opportunities for some of the younger dudes that were attached to some of the other trades They pulled off a couple months ago, and that's just a great thing. They already got their all-star Larry marketing I wonder what the heck that the gar positions look like now that my colleagues not there Because when they were really good a part of that was my colleague been healthy and then my colleagues start to get injured And they went on a skin So they're about you know lose more games and they were earlier in the season, but I think it's for the better I think it's for the better. Then he ain't has a plethora. Let me see I think woes just tweeted about it the jazz have assembled a massive package of assets Clued of 15 unprotected or lightly protected first round picks through 2029 and a young core of of Larry Walker Colin sextant and Ote Abazi and 60 million dollars plus in cap space. I don't think they're gonna be done I don't That's 60 million dollars in cap space or something. I didn't think about They might bring in some bad content. They might accept the bad contract. You might see them in a Duncan Robison trade Because they're gonna need bodies on the team. You might see them in Duncan Robison trade We'll take Duncan Robison's contract. Give us two seconds. We'll hold on to that for the season We got 60 million dollars. We do touch as we're not using that to go get James Hardness off season So give us bad money and we go get more picks. We're gonna get some more seconds We're gonna get another highly protected first round pick. We're gonna do we got to do Danny Angels is working the magic over there So let me know what you think W trade L trade I'm in that comment section like I always am twist that TV slash KLT for Q tomorrow 1 o'clock central time