So far this season, because the Lakers have not been able to play a good enough record and Westbrook really can't adapt well to the current team, this has also led to a lot of trade rumors involving Westbrook in the league.
According to Jack Fisher, a reporter for the Open Stand, the team "has had an internal discussion about the possibility of a deal for Westbrook":
"League sources say the combination of James, Davis and Westbrook did not play the kind of performance the Lakers had hoped, and the Lakers have had internal discussions about The Westbrook's deal, but sending away Westbrook and the remaining $91 million in his two-year contract seems unlikely."
Not only that, but in recent times, the Lakers and the 76ers have also pushed for a deal involving Westbrook and Ben Simmons has become a hot topic, but Jack Fisher said that Westbrook is not the player the 76ers want, and there has never been in-depth negotiations between the Lakers and the 76ers:
However, putting Westbrook on the shelves and pushing for a trade involving Ben Simmons is also a mixed choice for the Lakers, and the addition of Ben Simmons will indeed give the Lakers a significant boost to the defensive end, but Ben Simmons will also become another player in the Lakers' team who needs to organize the ball and has no outside threat, which is the current problem with Westbrook in this Lakers team.
However, it is clear that the Lakers and 76ers are still very interesting rumors about the trade involving Westbrook and Ben Simmons, and it is worth looking forward to whether the Lakers can promote the transaction involving Westbrook before the trade deadline.