The Lakers lost again! It's no surprise that both the winning streak and the losing streak that appear on the current Lakers are reasonable results, and the only constant is James' stability and strength. But today's Lakers big three really don't have the strength to win the championship, at least no championship team has a winning percentage of less than 50% in the middle of the regular season. James' problem is getting too old, Davis' problem is too many injuries, and Westbrook's problem is that he's in an unstable state. Since the Lakers have no idea of rebuilding for the time being, at least until James retires, it is inevitable to make a big deal.
Facing Jokic, who is in a brave state, the Lakers have no way to do anything, watching the opponent easily win the triple-double data, and finally lose 37 points to the Nuggets. Just after the loss, Lakers celebrity Magic Johnson publicly criticized the team, which caused a rebuttal and counterattack from Westbrook, the core of the team, believing that Johnson was not around the team and did not know what was happening. The remarks were scrappy, but they did not match his performance on the field. Aside from the center Howard, who still has a little value, the only star who really has the value of the deal is actually Westbrook, so after the team lost again, Westbrook once again appeared in the trade rumors.
Some media said that the Lakers are accelerating the promotion of three trading plans, each of which involves Westbrook, and it is obvious that whichever plan has the greatest chance of success will advance which one. At present, the most reliable deal is The one-for-one solution between Westbrook and Wall. Previously, Wall explicitly refused the request to buy out the contract, which annoyed the Rockets, after all, he still had two years left in the contract, which was at least $40 million per year. However, this annual salary is close to Westbrook, and the exchange of the two is completely feasible in operation.
At present, both teams want to give up their core guards, and former All-Star guard Wall will certainly not resist the opportunity to play with James, and James likes to look at the data, believing that Wall's average of 21 points and 7 assists per game and 32% shooting from three-point range last season will convince James, at least better than Westbrook. So, from a compatibility point of view, Wall is better suited to partner with James than Westbrook.
Strictly speaking, the Lakers, Rockets and Wall were all parties who agreed to the deal, and all that was left was to convince Westbrook to join the Rockets. The Rockets are going to rebuild, and Westbrook knows it, and if he joins the team, it will only be a supporting role for Porter and Jaylen Green, and he will have to buy out his contract. So, this is the biggest difficulty of the deal at the moment. However, as wei shao's negative public opinion pressure on the Lakers is getting bigger and bigger, James is only helpless to defend him once, and Wei Shao accepts the reality of being traded, and should be relaxed in thinking.
As for the remaining two deals, it is believed that there is still no substantive action, including Westbrook's exchange of Harris of the 76ers and the exchange of the Pistons' two major sick numbers, Olnick and Grant. In fact, no matter which plan, as long as Westbrook leaves the team, the Lakers' record should improve, at least James does not have to worry too much. On the whole, although Wall's state is also average, it is still the most likely transaction to be made by single exchange, and then it depends on Pelinka's high-end operation.