During the All-Star period, the relationship between James and the Lakers was frequently rumored, he tried to force the management to trade Wei Shao, and finally Paul Fu came out to refute the rumors to stop the rumors.
According to the famous Brian Winst report, James is not insisting on asking the Lakers to send away Westbrook, but wants the team to "squeeze themselves dry", because the Lakers want to win the championship in the near future, and they really need to consider doing so.
Since it is a "squeezed dry" team, the Lakers cannot have reservations, and future draft picks need to prepare for exploring opportunities. Pelinka must treat the team like James treats himself, exhausting everything.
What makes the Lakers contradictory, Jenny Bass needs to consider the long-term future of the team, if the first round of 2027 is overdrawn, James may not play for the Lakers. But without James, the Lakers wouldn't have the 17th championship in team history, and Jenny Bass had promised to win the 18th championship, surpassing the Celtics was the most important thing for her.
However, the Lakers want to achieve this wish in the short term, and the transaction reinforcement is a quick and effective way. In fact, the move was not james' first, and when he left the Heat and cavaliers, both teams were "squeezed dry", and the Cavaliers traded a total of 7 first-round draft picks to meet his requirements for winning the championship.
The same problem was thrown to the Lakers, will Jenny Bass obey?