On February 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Wizards suffered two consecutive defeats at home to the Heat 100-121, and the Wizards only achieved 2 wins and 9 losses in the past 11 games, and the record slipped to 11th in the East. The loss is not the point, the point is that the atmosphere of the team is extremely bad, watching Beal not move, the Wizards began to worry less inside.
According to Wizards reporter Chase Hughes, an insider who did not want to be identified described a scenario to him where if the Lakers and Rockets reach a deal about Westbrook and Wall, and then the Rockets and Westbrook reach a buyout agreement, the Wizards will have a lot of interest in re-signing Back Westbrook. (Because the Wizards feel that Bill, Yamura, Garford and Westbrook play together very well, and the Wizards' winning percentage last year is relatively high))
The Lakers sent harrell + Pop + Kuzma chips in the offseason last year, and got Westbrook from the Wizards to form the Big Three. Westbrook has made a salary of $44.21 million this season, but he's averaging just 18.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.1 steals, 43.8 percent from the field, 30 percent from three-point range and 66.8 percent from the free throw line. Looking at Wei Shao's performance on the field and the Lakers' record, it is clear that the Lakers lost a lot in this deal.
According to the latest trading rumors, the Lakers have been exploring the possibility of trading Wei Shao, but it is difficult to make real progress. According to Stein, there is only one team in the league that is willing to accept Westbrook, and that is the Rockets, and if the Lakers are willing to give enough draft picks to motivate the deal, the deal is likely to be reached. In addition, he also said that if Westbrook and Wall swap owners, the Rockets are likely to reach a buyout agreement with Westbrook.
In the 20-21 season with the Wizards, Westbrook averaged 22.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and led the Wizards into the playoffs with his excellent performance in the second half. In the offseason, Wei Shao took the initiative to apply for a trade, the purpose is to play for his hometown team, and by the way, he wants to compete for the championship, but now he has become a burden on the road to the Lakers' championship.
The Wizards' idea of signing back Wei Shao is somewhat whimsical, which is the meaning of joining forces with the Rockets to take the Lakers as a "wronged head". Offseason sent out of the battle force to get Wei Shao, now want to send away have to take the draft pick, and get Wall is also unknown, I think the Lakers should not be stupid to this extent!