Last summer, the Lakers traded a large number of people for Wei Shao, thus forming the highly anticipated 360 combination. After more than half a season of journey, everyone found that the Lakers management traded Laiwei Shao seemed to be a wrong choice. After coming to the Lakers, Wei Shao not only did not fully integrate into the team, but also infinitely magnified his weaknesses. On the pitch, he can always make senseless mistakes and always make ridiculous choices. Sometimes, Westbrook is even a stumbling block for the team, and it is better for him not to play.
After watching Wei Shao's performance, the Lakers management also wavered a little and began to seek other ways out. After that, there was a news that was revealed, that is, the Lakers were ready to exchange a future first-round pick + Westbrook for Wall. One thing to say, if you talk about the style of play, Wall is obviously more suitable for the Lakers and Zhan Mei than Westbrook. In terms of three-point projection and organization, Wall is stronger than Wei Shao. However, just when many fans were expecting this deal, the Lakers management changed its mind.
Just now, NBA star Marc Stein revealed that the Lakers management is not willing to exchange future first-round picks and Westbrook for Wall. As for the reasons, there are mainly the following points: First, the Lakers feel that it is more loss to send away Westbrook, after all, the team was only able to take Kuzma, Pop, Harrell and other players to get Westbrook, not to mention that it is necessary to paste a future first-round draft pick; second, The arrival of Wall may not necessarily help the Lakers rush to the highest point, Wall has not played on the court for a long time, how his state should be marked with a big question mark, although he has been training, but the effect of the practice game will not be very ideal.
In addition, Marc Stein also said that the Lakers management hopes that Wei Shao can exert efforts in the second half and strive to play a performance that suits his own value. On closer inspection, this choice by the Lakers management is not a good choice. First, Wei Shao played so badly, mainly because he has not fully integrated into the team, and he himself has not found the right positioning; second, in terms of Wall's state, will he really be better than Wei Shao? This is really hard to say. Instead of gambling, it is better to let Wei Shao wake up. As long as Wei Shao plays and does not wave, the Lakers still have a chance to go to the highest point.
Do you think it is a blessing or a curse for Wei Shao to stay in the team? Happy or worried? Anyway, the Lakers have to be careful not to drop the chain again, otherwise entering the playoffs is a problem.