On February 10, Beijing time, according to Lakers reporter Bill Oram, the Lakers tended to send Wei Shao away this summer, rather than at the deadline. An important difference is this summer's deal, where the Lakers can use their 2029 first-round pick, which is expected to be exchanged for another top-paid player looking for a new home.
After losing to the Bucks by a big score, James said in an interview that the team is not currently at the Bucks' level, and he knew before the game. There is a general perception in the Lakers' locker room that the team has problems, and they understand that the current roster is not doing what it should be. Sources revealed that the Lakers no longer believe that the combination of James, Thick Brow and Westbrook can win high-level games. However, they are not willing to openly admit that the introduction of Wei Shao last summer was a failure.
In other words, if They don't send Westbrook away before the deadline, they will have to finish the season and seek a new deal in the offseason. Bill Oram revealed that a Lakers staff member who had reservations about the Westbrook deal in July said: "I didn't expect it to be so bad. ”
According to Bleacher Report reporter Eric Pincus, the Lakers are basically unlikely to trade Westbrook before the deadline, unless James believes that John Wall, who is in the same brokerage company as him, is more suitable for the Lakers and is willing to strongly promote Westbrook to replace Wall, and the Lakers may consider trading with the Rockets. In other words, if Wall wants to join the Lakers, he needs James to nod.
Since joining the Lakers, Westbrook's performance has indeed been too bad. The US media posted his data at key moments (within 5 points of the last 5 minutes of the game), and his playing time (131 minutes), assists (25) and turnovers (14) ranked first in the league. 10 three-point shots in key moments, only 1 shot.
Statmuse, a data site, also compared Westbrook to Paul. They wrote: "Paul's career 10+ assists and 0 turnovers are 50, more than twice as many as Westbrook's career 0 turnovers (20). The god of point guards. ”
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