Los Angeles Lakers trade D'Angelo Russell to Brooklyn Nets for Brook Lopez

The Los Angeles Lakers hold the No. 2 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, but they are not waiting until Thursday night to begin reshaping their roster.

The Lakers have reached an agreement to trade point guard D'Angelo Russell and center Timothy Mozgov to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for center Brook Lopez and the 27th selection in this year's draft, The Vertical reported Tuesday.

Trading Russell, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 draft, all but assures that Los Angeles will select point guard Lonzo Ball of UCLA at No. 2 Thursday. It also gives the Lakers three first-round selections in the draft.

Russell averaged 15.6 points and 4.8 assists in his second season with the Lakers, who will free themselves from a four-year, $64 million contract that they signed Mozgov to in July 2016.

The 7-foot-1 Mozgov averaged 7.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocked shots last season -- his first with the Lakers and seventh in the NBA overall.

The 7-foot Lopez represents a dramatic upgrade for Los Angeles, particularly at the offensive end. He averaged a team-high 20.5 points last season for Brooklyn and owns career averages of 18.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in nine seasons with the Nets.