Jazz trade Beverley to Lakers for Horton-Tucker, Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY — Patrick Beverley brings a lot of fire when he plays basketball, but he won't do it in a Utah Jazz uniform.

The Jazz traded Beverley on Thursday to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for guard Talen Horton-Tucker and forward Stanley Johnson.

Beverley was part of the trade that sent center Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In his three NBA seasons, Horton-Tucker has averaged 10 points and 3.2 rebounds a game. A former first round pick of the Pistons in 2015, Johnson played 48 games with the Lakers last season and averaged just under 7 points a game.

The Jazz said Horton-Tucker will wear the No. 0 with the Jazz, with Johnson donning No. 2.

Even before the trade was announced, Beverley seemed to confirm the move in a Thursday morning tweet, writing "woke up a Laker!!!"

The deal was the first since the massive Gobert trade, but is not expected to be the last off-season deal for Utah as rumors say they are still looking to move All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell.