Green-for-Vanderbilt swap would reunite Edwards with an old favorite

A straight swap sending Josh Green to the Lakers for Jarred Vanderbilt is the most common Green trade being built on HoopsMatic, per data cited alongside HoopsHype, with the Lakers appearing as his destination in 17.4% of them.

Minnesota needs to shed salary to complete the Jonathan Kuminga signing, and Vanderbilt's $12.4 million comes in under Green's $14.6 million.

Anthony Edwards has previously named Vanderbilt as the former teammate he misses most. A separate idea has Green going to Los Angeles for Jaden Hardy and Dalton Knecht.

Vanderbilt LAL → MIN | Green MIN → LAL

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