There is endless news about the Lakers' deals, and even he doesn't know whether Westbrook's future is still with the Lakers, but if the Lakers' goal is still to win the championship, Vogel and Westbrook can only leave one person. Some fans definitely want both of them to leave, but there is really no suitable coach to lead the Lakers to better results now, not to mention that James did not say anything to Vogel. In this way, the Lakers' work of trading Westbrook can only continue, and initially, the simple super giant for super giant plan is not enough.
There is news that an exciting three-way deal is progressing, and the three teams have sat down to complete the discussions. The Lakers are naturally the protagonists, even the planners, because they dominate the Westbrook deal, and the Rockets, who are eager to complete the rebuild as soon as possible, and the 76ers who have a chance to win the championship, are involved in the deal discussion. In other words, wall and Westbrook deals continue, but other players are already involved, which could satisfy all three teams.
First of all, the Lakers took out Westbrook and Tucker, the first round pick in 2027, basically, the Lakers are unreserved, that is, to hit a hit. If Westbrook can exchange the first-round pick for All-Star guard Wall, now with the talented Tucker, the Lakers can also take away a powerful player with the Rockets. Unfortunately, according to trade rumors, this player is not gordon, but Wood, who averages 17 points and 10 rebounds per game. Objectively speaking, although Wood has not been able to stay in the CBA, but now he is trying to brush data for a better platform and contract, and coming to the Lakers is a good opportunity.
Second, since this is a potential three-way deal, Westbrook is not actually joining the Rockets, and the target direction is the 76ers. In addition to taking out Wall and Wood, the Rockets also have to take out Gordon, and the 76ers are Simmons and Harris, who happen to be the big contract players that the 76ers want to give up the most. So, the possible deal plan this time is for the Lakers to harvest Wall and Wood, the 76ers to harvest Westbrook, Gordon and the 2027 first-round picks, and the Rockets to harvest Simmons, Harris and Tucker. On paper, all three parties take what they need, and no one side is completely at a loss. If it can be completed, it can be called an extreme trade, because Westbrook, Wall, and Simmons are all super giant backcourts that are difficult to be traded.
Regardless of the current pace of discussions between the three teams, the deal is extremely enforceable. The Lakers may be a relatively more beneficial side, after all, Westbrook is indeed not suitable for the Lakers' tactical system, although Wall has not played a game, there are signs of degradation, but it is still more suitable for assisting James, not to mention the relationship between Wall and James is very good. The Rockets' rebuilding groundwork is already laid, and the three generals may have new chemistry. The 76ers have fleshed out the outside, but they need to set their minds to assist Embiid. With the closing date approaching, this deal is relatively the most reliable, and hopefully it will come true.