Patrick Beverley's Wild Trade Deadline: From Approval To Traded To Orlando Magic

Photo: Instagram/Patrick Beverley 

Patrick Beverley made headlines during the NBA trade deadline.

He first expressed his approval of the Los Angeles Lakers' trade for his former teammate, D'Angelo Russell, by quote tweeting ESPN's picture of them.

Later, he compared the two most famous NBA insiders, Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania, in a tweet.

Photo: Instagram/Patrick Beverley 

In a surprising turn of events, Beverley was then traded to the Orlando Magic just before the deadline, ending his reunion with Russell.

The news of his trade was broken by Shams Charania. Beverley's eventful season continues, with this being his fifth team in his career and fourth in the last three seasons.

It looks like his antics on and off the court won't be slowing down anytime soon.

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