Patrick Beverley's arrival for the Los Angeles Lakers could lead to Russell Westbrook's exit.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday the Lakers were sending Talen Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson to the Utah Jazz in a trade to land Beverley. Westbrook immediately came to mind for some fans given the history of back-and-forths the two guards have had.

Jovan Buha of The Athletic reported Thursday the addition of Beverley "makes it more likely that Westbrook will be off the active roster by the start of training camp, either through a trade or the team sending him home a la the Rockets with John Wall last season."

Buha noted there likely won't be an imminent move, although Los Angeles "is still actively pursuing Westbrook deals and other avenues to improve the roster before training camp."