In today's All-Star fan poll, fans can see a lot of interesting things. Lakers fans will be thrilled to see today's vote, and James ranks first among Western Conference forwards with more than 2 million votes. However, the team's other star, Westbrook, had only 210,000 votes. For comparison, Eastern guard DeRozan has nearly 1.5 million votes, ranking first among Eastern Defenders and nearly 500,000 more than another guard, Harden. Westbrook's votes can't even reach a fraction of Drosser's, and DeRozan, who is the heart of Lakers fans, is now a superstar and thigh. How will the Lakers management feel when they see this scene?
The Lakers wanted to get DeRozan in the offseason, but DeRozan went to the Bulls, and the Lakers did not get nothing. A deal was made with the Wizards, and Westbrook was made to form the Big Three. But the season has come to this stage, and we can't say the deal was a success. The Lakers currently have a 20-19 record in sixth place in the West, with a win rate of just over 50 percent. For a championship-winning team like the Lakers, the current record is difficult to talk about qualifying. The Bulls, on the other hand, have completed their evolution after getting DeRozan and are currently in first place in the East with a record of 25 wins and 10 losses, even better than the Nets.
The data gap between the two stars is also very obvious. DeRozan has averaged nearly 27+5+5 per game this season, shooting 49.4 percent from the field, making him one of the league's top scorers. DeRozan's three-point shooting this season has improved significantly, reaching 36.2 percent, no longer the star who refuses to shoot three-pointers. Moreover, DeRozan also has a super ability to key balls.
Westbrook has averaged close to 20+8+8 per game this season, and Westbrook remains versatile. But his problems are still obvious, with only 30 percent shooting and no stable outside output. Averaging a staggering 4.6 turnovers per game, Wei Shao has a very high probability of making mistakes, with an average of five turnovers per game in the last five games. In his last game against the Kings, Westbrook made no mistakes, ending his record of 407 consecutive games.
And in terms of playing style and personal ability, DeRozan is definitely more suitable for the Lakers than Westbrook. Westbrook is not good at shooting and needs the ball in hand. DeRozan is a player with and without the ball, good at finishing and shooting, breaking through and even organizing DeRozan is not bad. Imagine if DeRozan and James were partnered together, and James was responsible for organizing DeRozan to score points, the pressure on the elder Jan would be much less. But now in order to accommodate Westbrook, in order to solve the problem of insufficient projection space. James instead wants to play center, averaging a new high in recent years and playing time. James didn't get much rest, and the consumption increased. DeRozan has performed at least two notches better than Westbrook this season, and the fan vote says it all.
If the Lakers had received DeRozan at the time, would James still be as tired as he is now? Will the Lakers' record be just 20 wins and 19 losses? Saying more is tears, the Lakers can only use the existing lineup to strive for a good result, but also hope that Westbrook can adapt to the Lakers as soon as possible and improve their state as soon as possible. Time is running out for him and the Lakers. Dear readers, how do you rate the All-Star votes of Westbrook and DeRozan? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.