"From what I am told, while it would make sense for the Knicks to have done a three-way deal with the Jazz and Lakers, I am told that that was never part of the talks," said Brian Windhorst on his podcast. "There were three-team constructions between the Jazz and Knicks for Donovan Mitchell where players would go to a third team. They obviously didn't do a deal, but the Lakers were never directly involved with that."
Darvin Ham has been consistent in his messaging that he wants to find a real role for Westbrook within their existing roster.
"I just don't think the Lakers believe right now there's a Westbrook trade that they have, even with their picks, that elevates them," added Windhorst. "The feel around the league is right now, and that can change in a week, the feel around the league from executives I talk to right now is that they're going to try to make the best of what they have and hope for situations to change in their favor."
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