As a team with a rich heritage, the Lakers' performance this season is somewhat unsatisfactory. Watching the regular season play 1/2 schedule, the Lakers' record ranking is hovering on the edge of the playoffs, which is contrary to the Lakers' offseason operations. After all, the Lakers recruited Wei Shao to form the Big Three, the goal is to win the championship, but the Lakers' record is obviously unexpected by fans.
At present, the main problem of the Lakers is very clear, that is, the Lakers can not find a balance point, so that Wei Shao is completely integrated into the team's tactical system. In order to give Westbrook more offensive space, the Lakers' lineup is getting smaller and smaller. James gradually changed his playing style to replace the fifth position, and the two traditional centers of Howard and Jordan Jr. failed to get more performance opportunities.
However, no matter what adjustments the Lakers make, Wei Shao has never been able to play a performance that is worth it. Westbrook has played 42 games for the Lakers this season, averaging 18.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game, while averaging 18.7 points per game is also the third lowest score in his career, only ahead of the scoring data of the first two years of his career, which shows that Westbrook has indeed played very hard this season.
More importantly, Westbrook's shooting percentage has dropped significantly. Westbrook shot 43.7 percent from the field this season, 28.8 percent from three-point range and 65.6 percent from the free throws. Coupled with the fact that he averaged 4.4 turnovers per game, and Westbrook's annual salary this season was as high as $44.21 million, this also put him on the cusp of public opinion.
Originally, Wei Shao joined the Lakers to impact the championship, but from the performance of this season, Wei Shao has become an obstacle for the Lakers to rush the championship, and such a huge gap has also affected Wei Shao's mentality. When there were rumors about Wei Shao's transaction, Wei Shao, as a party, accepted an exclusive interview with NBA celebrity Sam Amick and conveyed some information to the outside world.
For Wei Shao, it is a good thing to accept an interview with Sam Amick, after all, he can take this opportunity to express his ideas with the fans, and he is doing just that, so I will take you to understand the specific situation. Official response! Wei Shao expressed his loyalty to the Lakers: I made great sacrifices and do not regret joining the Lakers!
Wei Shao first talked about the current situation of the Lakers, he said that whether it is the Lakers management or the Lakers players, everyone is trying to figure out one thing, that is, as a whole, how the Lakers can become better. Then Wei Shao turned sharply, "Unfortunately, we still haven't found this answer, but we have changed the way we play." ”
At the same time, Wei Shao said that he made a huge sacrifice for the Lakers, "Of all the Lakers players, I am the one who made the biggest sacrifice." I also hope to find a way to use my full energy! ”
From Wei Shao's response, we can see that he actually wants to contribute his strength to the Lakers, but the current situation of the team has overwhelmed him a bit. Then Wei Shao talked about his own trading rumors, he said that he will not be bothered by trading rumors, whether he will be traded by the Lakers in the end, his mentality and goals will not change.
At the end of the interview, Wei Shao did not forget to show loyalty to the Lakers. When Sam Amick asked the question of "do you regret joining the Lakers", Wei Shao was very firm and said that he did not regret joining the Lakers, and bluntly said that in his heart, some things are more important than basketball.
This also made the fans feel the strong heart of Wei Shao, and then it was up to Wei Shao's ability to adjust. It is expected that he can return to competitive form as soon as possible and help the Lakers win more wins. As for how Wei Shao will behave next, let's wait and see!