Here's What Russell Westbrook Said About Playing With LeBron James And More At His Press Conference On Tuesday

The Los Angeles Lakers had a press conference for Russell Westbrook on Tuesday after the five-team trade, including the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, San Antonio Spurs, and Lakers.

The Indiana Pacers drafted Isaiah Jackson out of Kentucky with the 22nd overall pick in the NBA Draft on July 29. 

OFFICIAL: We’ve acquired rookie forward Isaiah Jackson from the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a five-team trade.

In the trade, we conveyed guard Aaron Holiday, the draft rights to Isaiah Todd and cash considerations to the Washington Wizards.https://t.co/aMdvOxAn8c

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) August 7, 2021

However, they would not have been able to draft Jackson if it were not for the five-team trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers. 

The five-team trade was announced by all the teams (Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Pacers, and Lakers), and a photo of all of the moving parts can be seen in a Tweet below from Fred Katz of The Athletic. 

Here is what the final version of the five-team trade looks like, according to sources:

Seven players
Rights to three more
Draft picks
Draft swaps

18 total trade pieces pic.twitter.com/6Uoy74XMcr

— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) August 5, 2021

On Tuesday, the Lakers introduced (2017 MVP) Westbrook to the media, and videos can be seen embedded below from the NBA and Bleacher Report in Tweets.

"I can't wait to get started."@russwest44 discusses what it means to come home to Los Angeles and join the @Lakers. pic.twitter.com/06XmpOFjX2

— NBA (@NBA) August 10, 2021

The @Lakers officially introduce @russwest44! pic.twitter.com/cfg1TueDYu

— NBA (@NBA) August 10, 2021

Russ says he has nothing left to prove. pic.twitter.com/avppnipz7f

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 10, 2021

Russell Westbrook talks about playing alongside LeBron James and fitting in with the @Lakers. pic.twitter.com/KmRcPuSVaM

— NBA (@NBA) August 10, 2021

"I'm coming to a championship-caliber team, and my job is to make sure that I'm able to make his game easy for him," Westbrook said about playing with All-Star LeBron James. 

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