The Lakers trade Wall with Westbrook! Pelinka was willing to give the pick to the Rockets, only for James to nod

Previously, the Los Angeles Lakers were beaten by defending champion Milwaukee Bucks. LeBron James even admitted after the game that his team is still a long way from a championship, and the Lakers seem to have realized that their big three didn't play the power they expected, and the deal to get Russell Westbrook proved to be a huge failure.

In the locker room, players see and feel the same problems as everyone else, perhaps never more pronounced than losing to the champion, the source told Athletic. They understand, as everyone else, that there is a lack of chemistry between players in this unhappy team.

Sources say the Lakers no longer believe they can win at a high level when Westbrook plays side by side with James and Davis, but before losing to the Bucks, the idea is that the Lakers are reluctant to admit that they lost traded Westbrook. Instead, they'd rather wait until this offseason, when they could also use a 2029 draft pick as a bargaining chip to trade players on big contracts.

But the atmosphere after the loss shows that the Lakers need more direct action, and will things get worse than the Lakers swapping 27-year draft picks for Houston to get John Wall? Even if that means lower returns? Despair has put the Lakers in a difficult situation, and perhaps only despair can get them out of the predicament.

Either way, whether it's at the deadline or in the summer, the Lakers are trying their best to send off Westbrook's big contract. As the Lakers' record gets worse and worse, as long as James nods, Westbrook trades with Wall will soon materialize.