According to B/R reporter Jake Fischer, sources revealed that in either form, both the Lakers and Russell-Westbrook are interested in finding a new home for them this summer. "In any case, finding a new home for Westbrook this summer is a mutual interest," the source said. And Wei Shao himself is also open to this! ”
It is no secret that the Lakers want to get rid of Wei Shao, before the trade deadline, the Lakers have looked for various trading solutions to try to send Wei Shao away, but ultimately failed to achieve their wishes, and after knowing the bad level of Wei Shao now, the Lakers obviously can't stand to let him stay on the team for another season, so sending him away in the offseason may become Pelinka's most important job.
As for Wei Shao, he seems to be a little unable to stand the Environment of the Lakers, los Angeles fans are too harsh, whether on the sidelines or online, this season Wei Shao has been subjected to a lot of criticism and insults, which led to the wei Shao, who has always been known for his firm mentality, has broken the defense, some time ago, Wei Shao's wife officially announced that Wei Shao will temporarily close personal social media, obviously the insults on the Internet have made Wei Shao somewhat unbearable.
In fact, the fans in Los Angeles have always been much harsher than the fans in other cities, they can't tolerate the team's failure, and even sprayed James on the sidelines, which once caused a hot discussion, for which Warriors forward Draymond Green recently commented on this matter in a personal podcast, Green bluntly said that this is sad, Lakers fans should not treat James this way.
Dream Green said: "I think that's very sad, I think it's extremely sad, I said, I think it's very annoying for the largest number of NBA champions to do this. Let's not be like spoiled children. It's okay to be spoiled, just like you, you can be 100% spoiled, we're all going to be spoiled by something at some point in our lives, but let's not be naughty. It's the most spoiled practice I've ever seen. Consider that this team only won the championship less than two years ago. Now you're booing him? I think it's ridiculous. ”
Green's words were to the point. The fans in Los Angeles never seemed satisfied, let alone Westbrook, even james helped their team win the championship again after 10 years, pulling the team out of the dark quagmire of years and acting as a savior. But when James began to slide and could no longer help the team sprint as much as before, these Los Angeles fans quickly forgot the praise and contributions they had once praised James, and all that was left was harsh criticism and accusations.
In fact, not only James, Lakers fans even booed Kobe Bryant at the game site, and also insulted and accused Kobe Bryant online. This is the basketball environment in Los Angeles, so it is doomed to be unsuitable for all players, and not any star has the courage to join the Lakers, there have been many players who have said that there is too much pressure to play in the Lakers, more spotlight and traffic also means more requirements and criticism that comes at any time, looking at this season's Westbrook, you know that such a situation is real.
Therefore, if there is no absolutely strong strength and mentality, it is difficult to stay in the Lakers for a long time, compared to Wei Shao, who has only been in the Lakers for less than 1 year, kobe bryant who has been working for a long time in the Lakers and James, who has been playing for 4 years, is really very strong, can resist so many harsh requirements and criticism, and finally win the championship, worthy of being a historical superstar.