NBA Twitter reacts to the Lakers’ new-look roster after the trade deadline

The Lakers’ roster was revamped at the trade deadline. Here’s what fans and analysts are saying.

Rob Pelinka and the Los Angeles Lakers were busy at the trade deadline, adding five new players in the last 48 hours to reshape the roster amid a push to make the playoffs.

The biggest headline is Russell Westbrook is out of Los Angeles after a tumultuous tenure as a Laker, and analysts have praised the three-team deal involving Westbrook that landed LA a trio of key rotation players, including former All-Star D’Angelo Russell.

The Lakers also traded away big man Thomas Bryant to the Nuggets on deadline day, but in a separate deal landed Orlando’s Mo Bamba.

Joined the Lakers:

  • G D’Angelo Russell
  • G Malik Beasley
  • F/C Jarred Vanderbilt
  • C Mo Bamba
  • F Davon Reed

Left the Lakers:

  • G Russell Westbrook
  • G Patrick Beverley
  • F Thomas Bryant
  • F Juan Toscano-Anderson
  • C Damian Jones

Here’s what fans and analysts are saying about the new-look Lakers: