Patrick Beverley, Russell Westbrook commiserate after trades from Lakers

“I texted him soon as I hear about it, and he text me right back,” Beverley said. “I said, ‘Man you’re gonna love it there. You’re gonna it there man, you’re gonna love it there.”

When pressed on why he believed Westbrook would love it with the Clippers, Beverley kept it real.

“I’m trying to say the right words,” Beverley said thoughtfully.

“Just the detail of the organization, the detail of game-planning the detail of preparation, being ready, how to attack a team every single game.

“No matter where you’re at, no matter if you’re on the road, no matter if you played 30 minutes, how to attack a team, how you know you’re gonna score, educate you a little bit more, some openings on how to defeat this team and you know I think he’ll appreciate that.”

Beverley and Westbrook obviously have an interesting history. That said, the beef seems to be done now. They now appear to be genuinely rooting for one another.

LeBron James’ goodbye message to Westbrook was self-explanatory. Ditto for what Anthony Davis said about him.

And Lakers GM Rob Pelinka didn’t mince words while explaining the decision to banish Westbrook.

The stakes here for all parties involved are clear. If Westbrook succeeds with the Clippers, then the Lakers were the problem all along. If the Lakers succeed without Westbrook, he was the issue.

One way or another, all questions will be answered in the second half of the season.