On February 12, Beijing time, according to Sam Amick, he reported in January that the Lakers were interested in a potential deal about Wei Shao at the beginning of the season, but the Lakers did not want Wei Shao to find out about this matter.
What's more, the Lakers have discussed a deal with the Kings, and they hope to exchange Westbrook for Hield. In addition, in the offseason, the Lakers had discussed hoping to get Hield through a trade, but the team did not make a deal with the Kings.
Subsequently, the Lakers got Wei Shao through a deal, which also made the king very angry.
According to previous reports, the Rockets do want to trade John Wall to get Westbrook: "It's tough, the Lakers don't have any assets, the Rockets did offer the Lakers to trade John Wall for Russell Westbrook, but they wanted the Lakers to make a first-round pick, but the Lakers refused." So, the deal discussion went bankrupt. ”
Many fans may feel helpless about the Lakers' honey operation, but Pelinka once explained why the team blocked the desire to get Westbrook: "Through the Russell trade we got another organizational core. LeBron will be in the 19th and 20th years of his career, and the team can't rely on James as our sole backcourt engine, and we want a versatile, shooting, defensive player like Westbrook to help us. ”