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Winners and losers from Los Angeles Lakers/Brooklyn Nets trade

By John Buhler

Dec 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Timofey Mozgov (20) with his championship ring before the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Timofey Mozgov (20) with his championship ring before the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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March 26, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant with agent Rob Pelinka in attendance as the Oregon Ducks play against Oklahoma Sooners during the second half of the West regional final of the NCAA Tournament at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
March 26, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant with agent Rob Pelinka in attendance as the Oregon Ducks play against Oklahoma Sooners during the second half of the West regional final of the NCAA Tournament at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /

Winner: Rob Lowe Pelinka and Magic Johnson

They did it. We’re not sure exactly what they did, but they did something so high-five! Rob Lowe Pelinka and Magic Johnson LITERALLY traded away one of the two worst contracts in hoops to the Nets for a first-round pick and an All-Star level center in the reserved Lopez Twin.

Yes, they still have that Luol Deng contract on the books, but things are going to get easier for the Lakers. They can most definitely draft Lonzo Ball at No. 2. Pelinka and Johnson can also smile about their chances to sign max players like native Angelino Paul George of the Indiana Pacers and some dude named LeBron James over in Cleveland.

Ever since these two started tag teaming

the Ferrigno Estate

that Lou Williams deal with the Houston Rockets, we’ve known that the Lakers were going to be back eventually. Technically, Pelinka wasn’t working for the Lakers at that time, but he was definitely there in spirit as Kobe’s agent and Magic’s front office confidant.

Together, the starting point guard from the NBA’s All-Time Starting Five and the sixth man for the Michigan Wolverines’ Fab Five in the early 1990s are definitely going places. They won this trade with the hapless Nets and maybe they’ll win in free agency some time soon.

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