As the trade deadline approaches, the Celtics will be a team worth watching, with many fans speculating that the Celtics will make a move before the deadline, and Jaylen Brown may even be put on the shelves.
As for the Lakers, it is also considered a team that should make a move, because Westbrook is obviously not so suitable for this Lakers, and if the Lakers want to storm the championship trophy, they need to build a team that is more suitable for James and Davis. So is there a possibility of a push deal between the Lakers and the Celtics? Hoops Hype reporter Yossi Gozlan talked about the possibility of the Celtics pushing for a deal involving Westbrook:
"The Celtics are a team that can use traditional point guard players, and Westbrook could theoretically fit the Celtics because they will have three good scorers on their roster, while Horford, Richardson and Hernan Gomez are good enough to match Westbrook's salary."
However, for such a transaction, it is more important to let the Lakers get what kind of chip returns, if the above 3 players match the salary space, then the more important premise should be that the Lakers can get the return of future assets.
So far this season, Westbrook has averaged 19.5 points, 8.4 assists and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Lakers, but both in terms of efficiency and mistakes have made him one of the important reasons for the Lakers' loss, of course, the more important reason is that Westbrook cannot partner James and Davis.
Of course, in the case of the above players as chips, it is difficult for the Celtics to promote a deal involving Westbrook with the Lakers, after all, this simply cannot allow the Lakers to build a better lineup.