The Lakers want to send Wei Shao away, especially, very much. But it is clear that Westbrook does not currently have any trading market. Few teams are willing to eat his remaining 2-year, 91.7 million contracts, not to mention that the Lakers only have 27 years of first-round signings to use.
And just then, one team quietly surfaced — the Houston Rockets. According to the news, the Rockets can consider using John Wall to trade Westbrook, but the Rockets' willingness to make a deal is far less than that of the Lakers, but if the Lakers are willing to hand over the first round, the Rockets will be very interested.
The Athletic's famous journalist Kelly Iko talked about it in today's podcast show. "It's ironic that former MVP Westbrook will make about as much money as Wall over the next two seasons. Before Mark Stan broke the news, saying that the Rockets could consider Wall for Wei Shao, this matter TA can confirm, but there is a premise. First of all, the Rockets have no interest in Westbrook, the Rockets are only concerned with how to deal with Wall's problems. In this case, Westbrook may not give the Rockets a fight at all. To strike a deal, the Rockets must get enough returns from the Lakers — either pulling a three-way or having a first round — to get the deal going smoothly. The Rockets want the Lakers' 27-year first round, but it's unclear how willing the Lakers are to trade first-round picks. ”
It can be seen that the Rockets are simply trying to send Wall away. After friendly negotiations before the start of the season, the Rockets and Wall reached an agreement not to play. If the Rockets want to settle Wall's contract, they will have to add the first round to other teams. Now that sending Wall away can still earn the first round, the Rockets are naturally happy.
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