"I'm Just Reading It" Here's What Adam Silver Joked After Announcing Trade Between Lakers And Wizards And Wizards And Pacers During NBA Draft

During The NBA Draft, Adam Silver announced a draft pick while also having to mention the trades by the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers. The league commissioner got a laugh out of it.

The 22nd overall pick in The NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers on Thursday was a little confusing to say the least. 

The pick was originally owned by the Los Angeles Lakers. 

However, the Lakers agreed to a deal to send that pick out in a package that landed them 2017 MVP Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards (see Tweet below from Shams Charania of The Athletic). 

The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade Russell Westbrook, 2024 second-round pick, 2028 second-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell and No. 22 tonight, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 30, 2021

The Wizards then agreed to a deal, which sent the pick they got from the Lakers to the Indiana Pacers in a deal for Aaron Holiday (see Tweets below from Charania). 

Wizards send No. 22 (Isaiah Jackson) to Indiana for Aaron Holiday, sources said. https://t.co/AL16Q42AFN

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 30, 2021

Wizards will receive No. 31 -- along with Aaron Holiday -- from Indiana too, sources said. https://t.co/C1133bFQB2

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 30, 2021

Therefore, when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had to announce the pick of Isaiah Jackson out of Kentucky to the Indiana Pacers with the 22nd overall pick, he had to make a lot of announcements. 

The league commissioner made a joke at the end that had the ESPN TV announcers laughing, and the video can be seen below from Chelsea Frankel in a Tweet. 

H/t Clutch Points, who's article can be read here and their Tweet can be seen embedded below.

Adam Silver has a hilarious 4-word reaction after reading out a complex trade between the Lakers, Wizards, and Pacers.https://t.co/eI0LntZhm4

— ClutchPoints NBA (@ClutchPointsNBA) July 30, 2021

Related stories on NBA basketball

• PACERS INTRODUCE RICK CARLISLE: The Indiana Pacers had a zoom press conference to introduce new head coach Rick Carlisle. The NBA Champion head coach spent the last 13 years in Dallas with the Mavericks, and he returns to Indiana, where he has already been an assistant coach and a head coach. CLICK HERE.
• PACERS HIRE LLOYD PIERCE AS ASSISTANT COACH: The Indiana Pacers have hired former Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce to be their lead assistant coach on Rick Carlisle's new coaching staff, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Pierce spent two and a half seasons as the head coach of the Hawks before being fired in the middle of this season. He's also been an assistant for the Grizzlies, 76ers, Cavaliers and Warriors. CLICK HERE.
• PACERS TRY TO TRADE FOR BEN SIMMONS? According to Jason Dumas of Bleacher Report, the Indiana Pacers tried to trade for Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons. The offer, according to Dumas, involved Malcolm Brogdon and a first-round pick being sent to Philadelphia in exchange for the All-Star. CLICK HERE.