On February 22, Beijing time, the famous Steven A-Smith revealed on the show that James agent Rich Paul denied the matter of pushing the Lakers to trade Westbrook.
A-Smith said: "Rich Paul called me yesterday and they originally wanted the Lakers to trade Westbrook and a future first-round pick for rocket guard John Wall, which is fake news, ritchie never did that."
"At the time, the people who wrote this news never contacted Richie Paul and never got any opinion from Richie Paul."
"Richie Paul said to me, can you do me a favor, quote me, tell the world a clear statement, it's not true, it never happened."
It is worth mentioning that because the Lakers did not have any action before the trade deadline, which also caused speculation in the US media and fans, many people believe that Rich Paul has done a lot of moves in this, but now, he himself has denied the news.
After all, while Rich Paul is the best agent in the NBA, it may be difficult for him to make a push for the NBA's trade. In addition, The Westbrook trade has always been a concern for Lakers fans, so it is difficult for Rich Paul to persuade the Lakers to make such a big deal!