Fans devastated on seeing Horton-Tucker swapped for Patrick Beverley

While some fans might be sad to see Horton-Tucker traded, the addition of Patrick Beverley by the Lakers was a brilliant move overall. Horton-Tucker was just not contributing to the team's ability to compete, and his potential as a young player was not going to develop in LA. 

Even if the Lakers made a wise decision with this particular trade, it's difficult to not reflect on the mistakes they made with Talen Horton-Tucker.  These blunders are now in the spotlight because, overall, the Lakers could have been very different if they had used greater judgement.

As valuable as Patrick Beverley is to the squad right now, at this stage in his career he is essentially an older and worse version of Alex Caruso. Every single fan would choose numerous seasons of Caruso than a single season of Beverley.