NBA Trade Verdict

Lakers Win

Los Angeles Lakers captured a clear realized-value win in the 2017-06-22 transaction with Utah Jazz, receiving rights to Josh Hart; rights to Thomas Bryant for rights to Tony Bradley.

June 22, 2017 Los Angeles Lakers / Utah Jazz Record confidence: Medium

Los Angeles Lakers Received

Utah Jazz Received

Trade Analysis

Los Angeles Lakers received rights to Josh Hart; rights to Thomas Bryant and sent rights to Tony Bradley in the transaction with Utah Jazz. Josh Hart and Thomas Bryant both became productive NBA players; turning the Tony Bradley draft rights into two useful young players was a strong draft-night outcome. The completed outcomes support a clear Lakers advantage, reflected in the A-/F grade pairing. The evaluation is retrospective: it weighs what the players and draft assets actually became, while still considering role, age, contract timing, competitive-window fit and identifiable downstream asset conversion.