Recently, the famous journalist Shams Charania talked about the trading prospects of Pistons forward Jeramie Grant on a TV show. Shams bluntly said that there are many teams interested in the small forward who has both offense and defense, including the Los Angeles Lakers. Shams said: "Yes, wizards, Lakers, Knicks, all three teams are chasing Grant. He was injured and missed due to a ligament injury to the thumb of his right hand, and he underwent surgery. So, it's uncertain if there will be any trades before the trade deadline. I would expect a cut-off date for the trade and the Pistons will assess whether they're getting enough to let go of their star striker. ”
While it's uncertain whether the Pistons will be willing to actually release the man, one thing is certain, the Lakers do want further reinforcements, and according to the latest news, the Lakers have contacted other teams to assess the value of the Deal for Dwight Howard, DeAndre Jordan and Kent Bazemore. But it must be admitted that the current problem of the Lakers is definitely not a small repair can be solved, with Howard, Jordan Jr., Bazemore and other basic salary players can be exchanged for players, the help provided is also limited.
The biggest problem with the Lakers is still in Wei Shao. At present, Wei Shao has an annual salary of 44.21 million, but the performance on the court is indeed sorry for this salary, in the last 3 games, Wei Shao scored all the doubles, and in the 6 games into 2022, Wei Shao's three-pointers are a total of 15 shots and 0, the basket is not good, the shooting is not good, the organization is getting worse and worse, everyone can see that Wei Shao is now incompatible with the Lakers.
Veteran Lakers reporter Jorge Sedano even bluntly said on the podcast show recently that Westbrook should go to the bench, saying: "Westbrook is doing very badly right now, there is no other way to describe this." Very bad. I'll tell him to come off the bench. I don't think Frank Vogel would do that. But if I were a coach, I would do that. Sedano's remarks are supported by several other celebrities, but the problem is that the Lakers have a hard time convincing Westbrook's bench, and it is even more difficult to trade him.
It is worth mentioning that in a recent interview, Wei Shao publicly stated that he would not regret joining the Lakers, and at the same time talked about rumors about his transaction, Wei Shao said: "I never worry. Do a good job and stay professional. Every year my name goes into trading rumors. This will never, always, never affect the way I work. That's what I just mentioned. I look at this game so differently in terms of how you use it to influence things. ”
Although Wei Shao's words only wanted to express his self-confidence, he was still ridiculed by many fans, and many fans directly said that it was because the current Wei Shao did not have a team to want, and his transaction value was almost zero. According to previous reports, the Lakers have actually discussed the trade of Westbrook, including using him to trade Simmons for the 76ers, but the 76ers have almost no interest in Westbrook.
No wonder other teams look down on Wei Shao, so far this season, Wei Shao can only get 18.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, shooting 43.7%, three-point shooting rate of 28.8%, such data is placed on a player with an annual salary of 10 million to 20 million or so is barely good, but Wei Shao's current annual salary is 44.21 million, and the next year's salary is as high as 47.06 million, no matter which team looks at it, this is a bad contract, the strong team wants him to be useless, The weak team wants him to occupy space again to affect the reconstruction, and it has to be said that the Lakers did smash their hands this time.