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How Lakers can bring Kyrie and Turner to LA in a Durant-Suns trade

By Jason Reed

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Kevin Durant #7 and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets look on in the final seconds of their 109-103 loss against the Boston Celtics during Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Barclays Center on April 23, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images).
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Kevin Durant #7 and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets look on in the final seconds of their 109-103 loss against the Boston Celtics during Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Barclays Center on April 23, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images). /
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Why the Los Angeles Lakers could say yes to this trade:

When it all boils down to it, the Lakers are essentially trading Russell Westbrook, Talen Horton-Tucker, an unprotected first and a first-round pick swap to get back Kyrie Irving and Myles Turner. Considering Westbrook seemed immovable just six weeks ago, that is not a bad price at all.

You could even make the case that the Lakers could also dish out Kendrick Nunn in this package to get Seth Curry in return. That is something the Lakers should bargain for from Brooklyn in this trade but they should say yes to it even without Curry.

The Lakers are reportedly uninterested in trading two first-round picks to the Nets for Kyrie Irving but that would likely change if the team was also getting Turner in the deal as well. After all, initial reports from this offseason said the Lakers didn’t want to trade any picks to get off Westbrook and that obviously changed with Irving.

Money-wise this makes sense for the Lakers. The team gets off Westbrook and is actually saving $2.3 million against the luxury tax for this upcoming season. That essentially pays for the team to sign one more minimum player to fill out the 15th roster spot.

Turner might not be a perfect fit in LA but he does add something the team needs: shooting. Having a big that can space the floor and play with or without AD on the court could be beneficial to the Lakers.

If the Lakers are not interested in acquiring the two years left on Joe Harris’ contract then they probably won’t want to trade for the two years on Buddy Hield’s contract. Thus, Turner makes the most sense for LA here.

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