Although the offseason ushered in Mr. Wei Shao, a triple-double, the Lakers' current record has not met the expectations of the outside world, ranking seventh in the West with a record of 23 wins and 23 losses, and if the playoffs start today, they will have to run to play the cruel playoffs to compete for the ticket for the last train of the playoffs. Wei Shao, who has not been able to integrate into the team for a long time, has slipped to 18.5 points, 8 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game this season, and in the last 8 games, Wei Shao's scoring has not exceeded 20+. Given Westbrook's poor form, the Lakers are also looking for the possibility of trading him in the near future.
According to previous reports, if the Lakers are willing to join the 2027 first-round pick in the swap deal between Westbrook and Wall, the Rockets are also very interested in bringing Westbrook back to Houston. The 31-year-old Wall, although he has suffered knee injuries in recent years, after being traded to the Rockets by the Wizards last season, Wall can still deliver 20.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists in only 40 games. And this season, the rebuilding Rockets in order to cultivate Kevin Porter Jr. and the new star Jaylen Green, directly let Wall sit on the bench and count the bills, so far, Wall has not played a game for the Rockets.
Although he was not given a chance to play, Wall has been training, and a recent training video about him has flowed.
At present, Wall is training in Miami, in the video Wall also showed his all-round skills, in addition to the breakthrough ability is still online, in the three-point shot, holding the ball dry three-point and his best passing, Wall is using practical actions to prove that he is still the unstoppable All-Star point guard. If you really go to the Lakers to join forces with James and thick eyebrows, Wall may not be worse than Wei Shao.
As a 10-year champion, Wall did conquer a large number of fans with his wind-like speed at the beginning of his debut, although he was not a defender who was good at three-point shooting like Wei Shao, but in terms of mid-range projection, Wall was still very sure, and there was rarely a "amateur shot" situation of playing the board and smashing the timer. Wall also reached his peak in the 16-17 season, when he averaged 23.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game, both of which set career-highs in scoring assists. If it weren't for the knee injuries that followed, Wall would definitely be much more accomplished than he is now. It was his glassman attributes that made the Wizards eventually lose patience with him and traded him to the Rockets last season.
Wall, who returned to the NBA after a season of absence, although he is indeed a little weak in terms of speed and explosiveness, but with his rich experience as a veteran, Wall is still at ease with the overall situation on the court, and the wave of winning streaks that the Rockets just traded in the Harden era was blasted by Wall as the core of the team's backcourt. But this season, in order to cultivate new talents, the Rockets directly chose to refrigerate Wall, which is indeed a pity.
For the Lakers, Wall and Wei Shao are probably two glasses of poison (both have injury risks, both carry high salaries), but who is less hurtful depends on whether they have the courage to gamble. And from this Wall's training video, we can at least let us know that his competitive state has not declined with his own truce, if the Lakers want to change the current state of not being up and down, Wall can really be worth a try!