Because after joining the Lakers, Wei Shao has always been outside the system, not only failed to share the pressure of James and the thick eyebrows, but frequently messed up the victory at key moments.
The Lakers have tried to send away Wei Shao through a trade, but unfortunately, because Wei Shao's contract amount this season is as high as $44 million, and next season it is as high as $47 million, no team is willing to take over.
According to the famous Ramona Shelburne report, in the league everyone knows that Westbrook, no one wants to make a wedding dress for the Lakers, Westbrook is difficult to be traded out, the only team that may take over Westbrook is the Rockets.
But in the report, Ramona Shelburne also pointed out that the Rockets are unlikely to accept a deal that Westbrook directly completes with Wall, and Hughes hopes to get the Lakers' 2027 first-round pick.
In response to such reports, marc J. Spears and Brian Windhorst followed up and pointed out that Wall has been training in Miami and is ready to return to the field.
U.S. media "Ringer" reporter O'Connor also pointed out that Wall's agent is Rich Paul, and Rich Paul is also james and Davis' agent, so the Lakers will grasp the most real news and status of Wall.
To this end, the US media "hoopshabit" also supported the Lakers and rockets two teams, through two transactions to complete the exchange of Wall and Westbrook.
Among them, the 2-for-1 plan is too harsh for the Lakers, and the 3-for-2 is expected to achieve the situation of taking what they need.
Trading Scenario 1
Rockets: Get a 2027 first-round pick from Westbrook+
Lakers: Get Wall.
This is after the news was exposed, a number of US media have given a trading plan, the transaction content is simple and straightforward, that is, the Lakers took the first round of signing the transaction to get Wall.
The plan is completely based on the news given by the US media, which satisfies the Rockets' goal of getting a first-round pick, and also allows the Lakers to successfully clean up Wei Shao and get the player Wall.
But the deal plan is too harsh for the Lakers, because Wall himself is also carrying a large contract, and the contract period is not shorter than Wei Wei, and there is no intention of buyout, Fu Paul made it clear that Wall will not make monetary concessions for the buyout.
In terms of form, Wall is actually a blind box with "low expectations", and he returned from injury last season to play only 40 games for the Rockets, frequently suffering from injuries.
It is true that the average per game can deliver 20.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1 steal, but the overall shooting rate is only 40%, the three-point shooting rate is 32%, and the average is 3.5 turnovers per game.
This season, Wei Shao has been criticized by the outside world, averaging 18.5 points, 8 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game, the overall shooting rate is 43.8%, the three-point shooting rate is 29.3%, and the average of 4.1 turnovers per game is not difficult to see that the gap between the two is actually not large.
Transaction Scenario 2
Rockets: Get Westbrook + Horton Tucker + 2027 first-round picks;
Lakers: Get Gordon + Wall.
On the basis of the transaction plan one, the US media gave this 3-for-2 plan, and it is clear that this transaction is more reliable.
Above we compared the efficiency, data and contract between Westbrook and Wall, in fact, the gap between the two is not large, the Lakers trade Wall is nothing more than a matter of luck, after all, Westbrook is indeed not suitable for the team.
Then the Lakers can't directly take the valuable first-round pick for the sake of Westbrook Wall swap, but this 3-for-2 deal plan is completely worth it.
Because in the trade, the Lakers not only got Wall, but also got Gordon, a solid veteran, who shot 45% of the three-point shooting rate this season.
Gordon's long contract has depressed his price to some extent, but he is still in the first round.
The Rockets got the first round of picks in return through the trade, and the Lakers also added Tucker, a young player, in order to get Wall.
Tucker's value is currently difficult to measure, significantly higher than the second round of picks, but it can not be exchanged for the first round of picks.
This is precisely in line with the difficulty of measuring the value gap between Wall and Westbrook, and the gap between the two is also between the second round and the first round.
Therefore, this deal is fully worth considering for both teams, because the value of the chips is equal, and it is also in line with the needs of their respective teams, which is expected to achieve the situation of each taking what they need.