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Westbrook for Wall, the Lakers need to come up with enough draft picks? Looking back at his 3 trades, Brother Turtle was the worst of 4 for 4

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Westbrook for Wall, the Lakers need to come up with enough draft picks? Looking back at his 3 trades, Brother Turtle was the worst of 4 for 4

On January 22, Beijing time, a rumor about a Lakers and Rockets deal was fried. According to The New York Post reporter Mark Stein, the Rockets are willing to trade John Wall for Russell Westbrook, both of whom have two seasons left in their salaries, both of which are 40 million+, and Wall has not played a single game this season.

Westbrook for Wall, the Lakers need to come up with enough draft picks? Looking back at his 3 trades, Brother Turtle was the worst of 4 for 4

The premise of this deal is that the Lakers need to come up with enough draft picks, in other words, Wei Shao + multiple draft picks can be changed to Wall, Wei Shao has at least been playing ah, Wall has not played for half a season, his transaction value is still higher than Wei Shao?

Westbrook for Wall, the Lakers need to come up with enough draft picks? Looking back at his 3 trades, Brother Turtle was the worst of 4 for 4

Local reporters in Los Angeles also reported that the Rockets also hope to get the Los Angeles Lakers' 2027 first-round pick in this deal. In other words, multiple draft picks are not fooled by second-round picks. Isn't that too much of a heart-wrenching? Let's review The three trades of Wei Shao, the Turtles as the MVP of 2017, even if his competitive state is lower, none of his trades are losses, this time to make the Lakers cry? Is this possible?

First: Thunder trade with Rockets

Westbrook for Wall, the Lakers need to come up with enough draft picks? Looking back at his 3 trades, Brother Turtle was the worst of 4 for 4

In order to form the MVP combination of Westbrook + Harden, the Rockets used Paul, the first-round picks in 2024 and 2026, the first-round picks in 2021 and 2025 to get Westbrook, that is, the Turtles 1 for 5, and there were two first-round picks and two first-round swaps, and the Thunder made a lot of money.

Second time: Rockets and Wizards

Westbrook for Wall, the Lakers need to come up with enough draft picks? Looking back at his 3 trades, Brother Turtle was the worst of 4 for 4

The Rockets sent Westbrook to the Wizards to exchange for the first round pick of Wall + 2023, this trade God Turtle also earned, it is also a 1 for 2 deal, and the Wizards finally returned to the playoffs with the help of the God Turtle, which is a win-win.

Third time: Rockets and Lakers

Westbrook for Wall, the Lakers need to come up with enough draft picks? Looking back at his 3 trades, Brother Turtle was the worst of 4 for 4

Last year's offseason deal was a five-way deal, here we only say the Lakers sent and got, the Lakers sent Kuzma, Pop, Harrell, the first round of 2022 No. 22 pick to get Wei Shao, the 2023 Bulls second round (Wizards), the 2024 Wizards/Grizzlies poor second round (Wizards), the 2028 Wizards second round pick (Wizards), that is, 4 for 4, the worst is also 4 for 4, the Wizards this deal is not a loss, and Kuzma, Pop, Harrell and others are still doing well.

Westbrook for Wall, the Lakers need to come up with enough draft picks? Looking back at his 3 trades, Brother Turtle was the worst of 4 for 4

So it seems that even if the Turtles show that his trade is not much worse, the Lakers will use multiple draft picks + Wei Shao for Wall? I think it's a fantasy.

Text/Yan Xiaobai

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