Two weeks immediately after staying obtained by the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade with the Utah Jazz, Patrick Beverley was released as a Laker for the first time on Tuesday, and only one particular teammate was in attendance. 

Russell Westbrook. 

Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles Lakers handles the ball at Footprint Middle on April 5, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

"Super fired up," Beverley said when asked about enjoying with Westbrook. "I was requested this question two, a few years in the past, about somebody I usually wished to participate in with and he was the first identify. I’ve been knowing Bron [LeBron James] given that I was a little one, a rookie in this league, so definitely, I want to enjoy with him.

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"But a player with that competitive spirit, that fire, that will, that puppy, that nastiness, that grit. To have a running mate like that, I have under no circumstances experienced that. So I am tremendous fired up to see the place it goes. Obviously like any romantic relationship or any marriage, factors, we are heading to have hard discussions. That is what comes with successful, but I’m enthusiastic about those people conversations, I’m enthusiastic about the methods. I’m just energized to be in a position to contend with someone like that."

Patrick Beverley of the Timberwolves boards the plane in advance of a playoff recreation towards the Memphis Grizzlies, at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on April 25, 2022. (David Sherman/NBAE through Getty Images)

Westbrook and Beverley have a contentious connection courting again to the 2013 period, when Beverley went for a steal as a member of the Houston Rockets, colliding with Westbrook’s knee and injuring him in the method. The two have traded barbs via the media due to the fact, and previous season Beverley taunted Westbrook throughout a Minnesota Timberwolves earn about the Lakers in March. 

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"I believe it’s ideal," Beverley claimed when requested about the in good shape among the two guards. "I shoot a ton out of the ideal corner wing. He posts on the still left wing. 

"It performs to have a further ball handler out there with me. Obviously with LeBron, also. I feel the a lot more ball handlers I think the improved you are as a group."

It’s been a tough calendar year for Westbrook immediately after remaining obtained by Los Angeles in a July 2021 trade with the Washington Wizards. 

What followed was a single of Westbrook’s most hard NBA seasons, with the guard averaging his least expensive level totals because his 2nd time in the league when shooting just 29.8% from beyond the 3-point line as the Lakers went 33-49 and skipped the playoffs. 

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He’s been rumored to be on the buying and selling block for months, with a report from The Athletic stating that the shift for Beverley tends to make it a lot more most likely that the Lakers will possibly trade Westbrook or send him home just before schooling camp. 

Russell Westbrook of the Lakers handles the ball in opposition to Patrick Beverley of the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on Jan. 2, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Photographs)

On Tuesday, to start with-yr head mentor Darvin Ham explained to reporters that he would look at pairing the two guards with each other in the starting lineup. 

"If they engage in defense," Ham explained, in accordance to ESPN. "We've got a although. That is however a ways off, but certainly. People today get caught up in the starting up lineups a lot, but you glimpse at who is finishing games. People starters, they're out there to established that tone for the full staff all over the video game."