BREAKING: Lakers Agree To Trade Lou Williams To Houston Rockets

Corey Hansford
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There have been rumors surrounding Los Angeles Lakers guard Lou Williams for a while now as it seemed like a foregone conclusion that he would be moved before the trade deadline.

All of those rumors turned out to be accurate as the Lakers agreed to a deal with the Houston Rockets in exchange for Corey Brewer and a first-round pick via Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical:

The most important piece here for the Lakers is undoubtedly the draft pick. The Lakers adding another pick in this very deep draft is very important, especially with no guarantee that they’ll keep their own draft pick.

Whether or not Brewer sticks around remains to be seen. Like Williams, Brewer’s contract runs through next season, but his contract is actually slightly larger than Williams’ as he is owed slightly under $7.6 million next season compared to Williams’ flat $7 million. The two are extremely different players however.

Brewer is extremely fast, long, and athletic and excels on defense. For his career he has average 1.3 steals per game. He brings very little to the table offensively though and he can not space the floor as he shoots 28.4 percent from three-point range for his career and only 23.4 percent this season.

Brewer does give the Lakers another wing option alongside rookie Brandon Ingram and his addition could potentially push Luol Deng out of the rotation.

Corey Hansford is the Senior Editor for Lakers Nation, as well as a contributor for Dodger Blue, Rams News Wire, and Raiders News Wire. He is a passionate follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC, and the UFC. He can usually be seen arguing the merits of Kobe Bryant or cursing the decisions of Jerry Jones. He is also a former producer and associate producer for Sirius XM Sports Radio on both the Fantasy Sports Channel and College Sports Nation. Proud graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and The Real HU, Howard University, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Follow him on all social media outlets at @TheeCoreyH.
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