US media: There are unexpected factors in the Lakers transaction, if Zhan Huang speaks! The team may send away Westbrook

A big reason the Lakers have struggled this season is that Westbrook and Zhan Mei are incompatible, but given the status quo, it is very difficult for the Lakers to send Westbrook away. The US media "silverscreenandroll" believes that there are some unexpected factors in the Lakers' trading concept, which is directly related to James's attitude, if he speaks, the team may exchange Westbrook for Wall.

Less than 24 hours before the transfer trade deadline, teams are in a hurry, the Lakers, who have performed badly this season, are also actively operating, but they are difficult to find a trade direction, the earlier defeat to the Bucks has once again increased the pressure on the Lakers, and Westbrook's future on this team is also full of uncertainty.

Reports and speculation from different media outlets have also painted an uncertain picture of the Lakers' future. ESPN's Lakers and team reporter David McMinamin revealed that sources inside the Lakers told him that the team should "tear off the Band-Aids" and trade Westbrook.

"I got the news before that the Lakers were doing something, and a team insider told me today that he wanted to see the team make some changes to trade Westbrook, and he told me ' we have to tear down this Band-Aid to keep going this season.' Mike Minamin said.

Almost at the same time as Mike Minamin released the news, Eric Pinkus, a reporter for the Open Stand, published the opposite article, in which he said that the Lakers are still hesitant to part ways with Westbrook, and that the Lakers are unlikely to send Westbrook away before the trade deadline, but if an influential person comes forward to speak, it may change the situation.

This influencer is LeBron James, when the Lakers exchanged Wei Shao last summer, after James's nod of approval, in this season, although the Lakers' record is not good, Wei Shao's performance is also uncertain, but James has always maintained a supportive attitude towards Wei Shao, which also makes the outside world suspicious of the Lakers to send Wei Shao away.

But the Lakers are in urgent need of change at the moment, they need to get some fresh blood, so that the team can be united with a new look, if James thinks John Wall can help the team better, then the Lakers may pull the trigger on the trade.

However, from the perspective of operability, the lakers and rockets trade is not easy, according to the news previously revealed by the US media, the rockets are willing to accept Westbrook, but the premise is that the Lakers need to take a first-round pick, which means that if the Purple and Gold Army wants to clean up Westbrook, they need to pay the first round of the draft in 2027, which will obviously make the team feel embarrassed.

In addition, according to Pinkus, the Rockets may also ask for other chips to be added to the deal, and they hope that the Lakers will accept a long-term contract from Daniel Theis, which will raise the Lakers' luxury tax and continue until the 2023-24 season, for such a plan, the Lakers will not be interested.

If they want to send away Wei Shao, the Lakers will inevitably become the blackmailed party, otherwise, they will have to stand still and wait for the offseason to make a choice, which means that the team is likely to end this season with a disappointing ending.

Before the transfer trade deadline, the Lakers also stood at a crossroads, hesitating, what decision will they finally make?