On March 3, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In yesterday's Western Focus Battle, the Lakers lost 104:109 to the Lone Rangers, suffered three consecutive losses, and the record became 27 wins and 34 losses to rank 9th in the West, and whether they could reach the playoffs became a question.
In yesterday's game, Wei Shao played 38 minutes, 5 of 17 shots, 0 of 4 from three-point range, 2 of 2 from the free throw line, and totaled 12 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, and was blocked by the opponent 5 times in the whole game! Obviously, such a performance is difficult to satisfy the fans.
Earlier today, Jake Fischer wrote an article about Westbrook, saying there was a discrepancy between Westbrook and the Lakers' coaching staff. Any suggestion to try to get Westbrook to play as a substitute would not have been agreed to by him, and Vogel's coaching staff never seriously raised the topic with him. Ahead of All-Star Weekend, Westbrook delivered a passionate speech to his teammates in the locker room, emphasizing that teams need to work together in order to compete for a playoff spot!
In addition, Jake Fischer also pointed out that the Lakers and Westbrook both hope to break up this summer, in addition to the deal, the Lakers' most realistic approach is to buy out and postpone the payment of Westbrook's last-year contract of $47 million, and westbrook's contract has 47 million left in the final year, and he has player options.
According to statistics, throughout February, Wei Shao averaged only 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, and his three shooting rates (shooting, three-pointing, and free throw shooting rates) were 35%, 14% and 64%, respectively, and the total plus-minus was -49, ranking first in the team! And Westbrook has gone 8 consecutive games with assists without a double-double.