NBA Twitter reacts to Lakers trading for Mo Bamba: ‘Austin Rivers got Mo Bamba out of his city’
The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Patrick Beverley to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Mo Bamba, per Shams Charania.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to yet another move by Rob Pelinka.
The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Patrick Beverley to the Orlando Magic for center Mo Bamba, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 9, 2023
Mo Bamba is shooting 50/40% this season.
He now is the Laker’s first and only 50/40% shooter this season. pic.twitter.com/ELmLtNTDuH
— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 9, 2023
MO BAMBA IS FREE!!! https://t.co/wCYbazgLfh
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) February 9, 2023
how much more of this can patrick beverley take
— Dom2K (Celtics Expert)🎆 (@Dom_2k) February 9, 2023
BEVERLEY OUT OF THERE!!! LOVE IT https://t.co/HVR2K3FbCP
— nick wright (@getnickwright) February 9, 2023
Patrick Beverley getting passed around the whole league: https://t.co/h7YNA1MdB3 pic.twitter.com/9d4v8avyoP
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) February 9, 2023
Austin Rivers getting Mo Bamba out of Orlando pic.twitter.com/dwMo1iX5lt
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) February 9, 2023
Austin Rivers got Mo Bamba out of his city pic.twitter.com/g6U1sz0C4v
— . (@Nigerianscamsss) February 9, 2023
Excited to watch Laker fans talk themselves into Mo Bamba
— steve ceruti (@Ceruti) February 9, 2023
This aged well.
Pat Bev to Magic for Mo Bamba. https://t.co/yp95P1jvIy
— MrOverUnder (@MrOverUnder) February 9, 2023
The Lakers’ substantial roster movement leading up to the trade deadline:
In: D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley, Rui Hachimura, Mo Bamba, Davon Reed
Out: Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, Thomas Bryant, Kendrick Nunn, 2027 1st (top-4 protected)
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) February 9, 2023
It's unlikely Patrick Beverley will play for the Magic, sources told @orlandosports. https://t.co/EZdujfxKHe
— Khobi Price (@khobi_price) February 9, 2023
Pat Beverley hearing the news: pic.twitter.com/UUJKubriYr
— Matt🇲🇽 (@Mattfm8) February 9, 2023
Beverley is going to watch CP3 get a ring from the most irrelevant sports franchise in the states pic.twitter.com/xfAMl5PUtW
— Theo Ash (@TheoAshNFL) February 9, 2023
The Lakers will reduce their luxury tax penalty from $45M to $17.4M by swapping Patrick Beverley for Mo Bamba.
They also generate a $2.7M trade exception. They generated three others worth $2.3M, $1.8M, and $1.8M in trades today. https://t.co/uM1hh8FVRw
— Yossi Gozlan (@YossiGozlan) February 9, 2023
Just some of the trades so far:
Wiseman is a Piston
Saddiq Bey is a Hawk
Mo Bamba is a Laker
Thomas Bryant is a Nugget
Eric Gordon is a Clipper
Luke Kennard is a Grizzly
Jae Crowder is a Buck
Josh Richardson is a Pelican
Matisse Thybulle is a Blazer30 mins to go 🤯🤯🤯
— ENJ🏀Y (@EnjoyBBall) February 9, 2023
Pat Bev traded to ORLANDO 🚨
Lakers getting Mo Bamba in return.
(per @ShamsCharania)pic.twitter.com/zrBAKG9Vvl
— Overtime (@overtime) February 9, 2023
3s per game this season:
2.9 — Pat Bev, Westbrook, Bryant
6.9 — DLo, Bamba, BeasleyTons of spacing for LeBron. pic.twitter.com/LcZsvcN3rD
— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 9, 2023
Lakers fans after flipping Russ and Pat Bev into Mo Bamba, D’Lo, Beasley, and Vanderbilt
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) February 9, 2023
D’Angelo Russell: 26 years old
Malik Beasley: 26 years old
Rui Hachimura: 25 years old
Mo Bamba: 24 years old
Austin Reaves: 24 years old
Jarred Vanderbilt: 23 years old
Max Christie: 19 years oldThis feels a whole lot better.
— Ben Rosales (@brosales12) February 9, 2023
How do we feel about this trade???
Lakers — Mo Bamba
Magic — Pat Beverley pic.twitter.com/hlS1tAJbHr
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) February 9, 2023
