The NFL encroached on traditional NBA territory Wednesday with two games on Christmas, prompting LeBron James to send a message that Christmas still belonged to his league. On Sunday afternoon, James' Los Angeles Lakers returned the favor with a little trade news to

The Lakers took care of that by trading D'Angelo Russell and Maxwell Lewis for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. Both of the players that the Brooklyn Nets sent over are good defenders, and the Lakers got rid of a bad defender at the point guard spot in Russell.

The Los Angeles Lakers have made a trade to shore up their rotation. Los Angeles is sending point guard D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second-round draft picks to the Nets. In exchange, the team is landing forward Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news.