Patrick Beverley has achieved his goal, he is now a member of the Lakers. But he will also have to deal with the criticisms regarding him, which are insistent following his transfer. The leader notably had the right to a big tackle recently, which will not please him at all.
Admittedly, he is not a superstar capable of putting the Lakers back on track, but Patrick Beverley is still a great acquisition for the Californians. With his experience and especially his defensive qualities, the watchdog will be able to contribute from the outset in the workforce of Darvin Ham. It remains to be seen what its role will be, since Russell Westbrook is still in place and holds the same position. Aligning them together seems risky, given their long-standing beef.
In addition to having to find his place, the former Timberwolves will also have another mission: to silence the critics. With his very provocative behavior, he is not unanimous within the league, far from it. In addition to that, some are now attacking his career in the big league… If he thinks the Crimson and Gold rookie will dominate the BrodieSkip Bayless didn’t have all the good things to say regarding him on Fox Sports. According to the analyst, it is the Jazz who would have won the exchange between the two teams:
PatBev gunned down for his waltz of franchises
Lakers acquire Patrick Beverley from Jazz for Talen Horton-Tucker and @RealSkipBayless says Utah won:
“Somewhere in Salt Lake City Danny Ainge is grinning. They just pulled off trading a 34-year-old Pat Bev who’s been on 4 teams in 2 years for a 21-year-old THT.” pic.twitter.com/prEF3ksAZt
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) August 25, 2022
Somewhere in Salt Lake City, GM Danny Ainge and new coach Will Hardy are all smiles right now. Because they managed to drop Patrick Beverley, a 34-year-old player who had four teams in two seasons, once morest a 21-year-old Talen Horton-Tucker.
It’s a fact, PatBev has moved a lot since 2021, he who has long been a captain of the Clippers workforce. Except that since then, he has attended three teams in the space of 12 months: Minnesota for the time of the 2021-22 campaign, then Utah following the trade around Rudy Gobert and finally Los Angeles. In other words, no one considers him essential enough to keep him at all costs… Some fans were quick to add more, the guard finding himself a little more in the sauce:
The fact Bev been on 4 teams in 2 years says it all, and he was Not a major piece in the Gobert trade he was basically a free bonus nobody cared regarding, that they just turned into a young asset. Jazz having the most impressive off season, as opposed to the Lakers worst offseason
— CryptoBenj (@crypto_rooms) August 27, 2022
The fact that Bev was on 4 teams in two years says it all, and it wasn’t a major piece of Gobert’s trade, it was nothing more than a free bonus that nobody gave a damn regarding, that the Jazz converted into a young player. The Jazz had the most impressive offseason so far, unlike the Lakers who had the worst of them all.
Patrick Beverley has become a bit of a nomad for a few months, which is not necessarily to please NBA fans. Let’s hope for him that he will be able to stay a little longer with the Lakers, which the latter would certainly not say no to.