On February 22, Beijing time, this season DeRozan performed well in the Bulls, was selected for the All-Star Game, and also joined forces with James to defeat Durant, which also led some Lakers fans to choose Westbrook for the offseason Purple And Gold Team did not get him, but chose Westbrook. So why did the Lakers miss DeRozan? Ramona Shelburne broke the news on the "NBA Today" program, saying that this was because the Lakers were reluctant to give DeRozan a 3-year contract.
"Last offseason, the Lakers made a choice between Westbrook, Hield and DeRozan, and the Lakers chose Westbrook. At the time, the Lakers were reluctant to give DeRozan a three-year contract. The reporter said, and after the Lakers signed Westbrook, DeRozan joined the Bulls for $82 million for 3 years.
The contract period may indeed be one of the bases for the Lakers to make a choice, after all, at that time, James's contract was only 2 years left, and Wei Shao, who chose the remaining 2 years of contract, could ensure that the contract of the two expired together and facilitate the Lakers to carry out future reconstruction operations.
But what people did not expect is that Wei Shao's performance after joining the Lakers was so poor that he only played half a season, and many people already hoped that the Lakers could send him away, and even rumors of a deal with Wall, who did not play, the Rockets dared to ask the Lakers for the first round.
The more ironic part is that although Wei Shao's contract is only 2 years, in these 2 years, Wei Shao's salary is larger than the amount of DeRozan's 3-year contract. So if you think about saving money, it's better to choose DeRozan.
Of course, now that the Lakers regret it is too late, the only thing they can do is to make up for it, hoping that In the offseason, Wei Shao will enter the final year of the contract and send him away. It's just that even if the Lakers can send away Wei Shao, it is almost impossible to use him to change to an all-star player like DeRozan. This wrong step last offseason is enough to show how bad the Lakers' management is.