The Los Angeles Lakers traded for Russell Westbrook on a deal this summer, and in order to get him, he not only sent three starters, but also took a first-round pick. It seems that the Lakers' trade is to strengthen the team, in fact, the strength of the Lakers not only did not improve, but also a big step backwards, this season the Lakers have slipped to the 8th position in the West, such a record directly makes the Lakers management and the coaching staff contradictory, there are media reports that the Vogel coaching team exposed the news that Lambis controls the Lakers management, and the Lakers' internal chaos has become a pot of porridge!
The Lakers management can't sit still, and Wei Shao's contract next season is as much as $47 million, and such a high salary is a joke. So the Lakers management began to put Wei Shao on the shelf, after the Lakers management tried to negotiate with the 76ers about the exchange of Wei Shao and Simmons, but the 76ers explicitly refused, and there was no need to even talk about it. Recently, the US media broke the news that after the Lakers asked for a price, they came to the conclusion that no one was willing to take over, he was zero demand in the market, and no team was willing to eat this contract.
When the Houston Rockets traded Wei Shao because Wei Shao still had the strength of a war, the Washington Wizards were willing to take over because John Wall was also a bad contract in his hand, and the garbage contract swap itself was a natural thing, but the Los Angeles Lakers came out to take over, and they could only say that their management was crazy! After completing the deal with the Lakers, the wizards general manager directly promoted and raised, and now the wizards have a good record, the team is a benign contract, and it is on the right track. After this transaction, the Lakers management has become the laughing stock of the whole league, and Pelinka should go straight away.
According to reports, the Lakers management plans to break the jar and break it, ready to trade Jordan Jr. and Howard, as the Lakers' last inside line, if they are sent away, the Lakers lineup will be as deformed as the Rockets of the year, but for the sake of Westbrook, in order for him to find his state, the Lakers can only make a desperate bet. In fact, Wei Shao is not terrible this year, but next season, a high salary of 47 million, and the Lakers even have no room for reinforcement.
The Lakers now have only one way to retreat, and they can only keep Wei Shao in the team and find a way to let him play his role. In the last two games, Wei Shao's playing time has been below 30 minutes, which shows that the Lakers are actively seeking changes, but even in such a situation, Wei Shao still has less than 40% shooting rate. The next step is to further compress the time for Wei Shao to play, and maybe the Lakers' record will improve, but this contract is absolutely rotten in their own hands!