The Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder "formally" agreed on a trade right before the NBA transaction window opens on Monday afternoon. According to ESPN, the purple and gold will send Danny Green and 2020 No. 28 draft pick to OKC in exchange for Dennis Schroder.

The deal will be finalized after the NBA Draft on Wednesday night. Since the league forbids a team from trading their draft picks in consecutive years, the Lakers will select the player OKC wants with the No. 28 pick before sending him away.

Green signed a two-year, $30-million contract with the Lakers last year. Having started all 68 games, the 33-year-old averaged 1.8 triples at a 3-point rate of 36.7 percent per game in the regular season. The two stats of his were 1.9 and 33.9 percent in the playoffs.

Schroder was the sixth man for OKC. Having played 30.8 minutes per game, he averaged 18.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists. The 27-year-old reached career highs in 3-point rate (38.5 percent), 2-point rate (51.3 percent), effective field goal percentage (53.4) and true shooting percentage (57.5)

Both only have one year left of their current contracts with a similar number: Green – $15 million, Schroder – $15.5 million.

Does that mean Schroder is actually more valuable than Green on the market so the Lakers must add a first-rounder to sweeten the pot?

It's more complicated than that. First, Green is six years older than Schroder and is on his way down. A year ago, Green shot at 45.5 percent from the 3-point line in the Toronto Raptors. That dropped to 36.7 percent in the Lakers, turning Green from a lethal shooter to a threatening spacing stretcher. Moreover, LeBron James and Anthony Davis already proved by winning the championship that they found the winning formula without decent spacing. What the Lakers truly need is a second playmaker.

That's what Schroder can offer. He has reliable middle-range shooting, especially around the free throw line. His speed makes Schroder a sharp slasher and he has underestimated passing ability in screen play. Imagine what the opponents' defenders will feel when Davis, not Steven Adams sets a screen for Schroder.

Meanwhile, OKC are also the winner of this trade. Though Green slipped in threes in the regular season, his 3-point rate in the playoffs (32.8 percent in Toronto and 33.9 in the Lakers) did not fluctuate much in the playoffs in the past two seasons. Furthermore, Green's reputation as a shooter is scary enough to stretch spacing on the floor. Besides, he won't be a salary deadweight with only one year left of his contract. OKC, which already began rebuilding, can just let him go in 2021 summer if Green is not part of their future plan.

Making this deal with OKC basically meant the Lakers will let Rajon Rondo depart. Schroder can take his place but Rob Pelinka still needs to find a defensive replacement for Green who can switch from guard to forward. Schroder improved his season last season but his size made him vulnerable in front of swingmen.

OKC will add another first-rounder to their warehouse in which there are already 16 first-round picks for seven years between 2020 and 2026 thanks to the deals OKC made in the past year. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has already showed decent potential. It's worth expecting what Sam Presti can do in the drafts with so many first-rounders.