The Lakers made a big deal in the offseason, and now that the schedule is halfway through, from the current situation, the Lakers and Westbrook are losers, and the Wizards and Kuzma and others have become winners. Kuzma is undoubtedly the best one to mix after leaving the Lakers, and he even scored 20+ in 7 consecutive games during this time. Now Wei Shao is being scolded in the Lakers, but Kuzma is erupting, I don't know how the Lakers and Wei Shao will feel? They probably shouldn't have walked together, and now both sides are uncomfortable. For the Lakers and Westbrook, perhaps a deal is the best solution. Now that half a season has passed, Westbrook is undoubtedly not suitable for the Lakers.
In recent matches, Kuzma and Wei Shao have played differently. Against the Magic, Kuzma scored a luxury double-double of 27 points and 22 boards in a single game, and led the team to win the game on 10-of-19 shooting. In this game, Kuzma can be said to be handy, the Wizards give him a lot of room to play, Kuzma can shoot three points, can also hit the basket, has a lot of opportunities to dominate the ball. More rare times, Kuzma can also continue to grab the board, the Wizards' inside line is Gafford, Kuzma can play the big forward position, can also play the small forward, the result of this position completely liberated Kuzma.
When it comes to the Lakers, Kuzma can't play like this either. Although he has also played in the big forward position, but with him is Davis, playing next to Davis, Kuzma can only be a little brother, the ball is not much, there are not many opportunities to grab the board, can only be a supporting role. But now the wizards, Kuzma has a lot more drama, so personal data is also rising. Kuzma averaged 15.3 points, 8.7 boards and 2.8 assists this season, and his annual salary is $13 million, I believe many people think Kuzma is worth this contract now, right? After leaving the Lakers, Kuzma's progress was evident and he could even sign to the next bigger contract.
So, old Zhan is sorry, Kuzma obviously does not want to come back to the Lakers, even if there is a chance in the future, Kuzma will not come back! I still remember when I was in the Lakers, Kuzma was also often scolded, and his performance was not good, and he struggled very hard. For example, in the playoffs, Kuzma averaged only 6.3 points, 3.8 boards and 1.2 assists per game, averaging only 29% per game and only 17% from three-point range. Kuzma's poor performance was really scolded at the time. Because of this, lakemen chose to trade him out. However, now after coming to the Wizards, Kuzma's attention has dropped a lot, even if he does not play well, he does not have to be scolded, and now he has gained a lot of opportunities, and the data has begun to rise.
Now the scolding should be changed to Wei Shao, and Wei Shao is now scolded by the Lakers. Against the Grizzlies, Westbrook shot 2-of-12 from the field and only got 6 points, 7 boards and 6 assists. Wei Shao played this game very badly, the feel was very low, and several shots were even outrageous. The Lakers themselves are a high-profile team, and Wei Shao is naturally going to be scolded if he plays like this. Compared to last season at the Wizards, Westbrook's performance today has also declined a lot, averaging 19 points, 8.1 boards and 8.2 assists per game, and averaging only 29.8% per game. When he was a Wizard, Wei Shao averaged three-doubles per game, and his average three-point shooting rate was also 32%, and after coming to the Lakers, he did not shoot accurately.
Westbrook is now in serious deterioration, with unstable mid-range shots, even more inaccurate three-pointers, and he can't hit the basket like he did as he was younger. What is even more helpless is that he also holds a large contract of 5 years and 206 million US dollars, and the contract is extremely low-cost performance. In fact, Wei Shao's current playing style is not suitable for the Lakers, nor is it suitable for matching Wei Shao. Westbrook should play on mid-stream teams such as the Wizards as he did last season, not only brushing up on personal data, but also impacting the playoffs, and winning the championship is naturally not countable. But he came to the Lakers who wanted to win the championship, and he played badly, so naturally he was scolded.
Originally, the Lakers used a bunch of chips to exchange for Wei Shao, and now it is difficult for the Lakers to exchange wei shao for so many chips. Previously, there was also news that the Lakers had the idea of trading Wei Shao, but now who is willing to take over? Wei Shao played so badly in the Lakers that he couldn't even beat the only remaining value. Maybe the Lakers should not have made such a deal in the first place, and it was really better to sign DeRozan at that time, so that the Lakers could continue to reinforce, and there was no need to trade Pop and others. Now that Wei Shao is playing so badly, it is not only his personal problem, but also the Problem of the Lakers management.