On February 12, Beijing time, the Lakers have not had any trading operations on the trading deadline for 3 consecutive years, is the Purple Gold Legion not wanting to trade? No, but the management led by Pelinka failed to broker any deals. According to the American famous Sam Amick report, in fact, the Lakers already knew at the beginning of the season that the trade was wrong to get Westbrook, and at the beginning of the season, the Lakers were secretly exploring the possibility of Westbrook's transaction, and even once discussed with the Kings the main body of the deal for Westbrook for Hield failed.
When The American celebrity Sam Amick analyzed the heavy transaction of this year's trading deadline, it was also his breaking news for the Lakers' failure to complete the transaction. The Lakers originally had the possibility of sending away Wei Shao with a deal, but they refused to exchange Wei Shaoga's 2027 first-round draft pick for Wall, resulting in the collapse of the deal.
The Lakers traded Westbrook last offseason, but the Lakers had previously discussed a deal with the Kings about Hield. It's just that the Lakers didn't complete the deal with the King in the end, but instead made a big deal with the Wizards to get Wei Shao, which undoubtedly annoyed the King side.
After getting Westbrook, the Lakers' big three this season are not running well, especially the team's performance is not ideal, so that the Lakers have long realized that trading Westbrook is the wrong operation. American fame Sam Amick reported as early as January that the Lakers had little potential interest and attempts to trade Westbrook at the beginning of the season, and hoped not to be discovered by Westbrook to try to promote such things.
The Lakers also had another negotiation with the King, that is, a deal with Westbrook as the main body in exchange for Hield, but in the end the two sides were not able to broker the deal. The King is now in the big deal, sending away Halliburton and Hield, and getting chips such as Sabonis Jr., while the Lakers have failed to complete the deal and can only expect to buy out the market to pick up some leaks.
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