The Lakers just traded Russell Westbrook to the Jazz in a three-team deal with the Timberwolves.
decided to bring Westbrook off the bench three games into this season ... a role he's flourished in, averaging 15.9 points per game to accompany 7.5 assists per game.
Westbrook has a legitimate case to win the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award, but the Lakers are opting to move in a different direction ... despite his steady production with the team's second unit. There are reports Westbrook's arrival in Utah will end in a buy-out ... which will allow him to join a team elsewhere.
Russ -- who picked up the $47.1 million on his contract before the season started -- has played for the Thunder, Rockets, Wizards, and Lakers in his career ... and is set to be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season.
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