On March 5, Beijing time, according to US media reports, Los Angeles Lakers reporter Bill Oram analyzed the current problems of the Lakers, and said that many league insiders believe that letting Wei Shao play as a substitute is one of the ways to solve the Lakers' problems on the court.
However, Bill Oram also said that such an approach would cause a lot of pain. Earlier, Lakers coach Vogel was asked in an interview whether he would consider arranging for Westbrook to play on the bench, and at that time, Vogel gave the answer that the team had discussed and discussed everything before.
For this, Bill Oram said that letting the Lakers coach publicly state that he is considering letting the highest-paid players in the team play as a substitute shows that the current situation of this team is extremely bad.
Due to Westbrook's poor performance this season, many people are looking down on his future in the NBA, NBA analyst Jason McIntyre said: "After the expiration of Westbrook's current contract, I am not sure if he can still get a foothold in the NBA. His situation is like Aaron Iverson's. ”
It is worth mentioning that Iverson spent the last four years of his career on four teams, leaving the NBA after the 2009-10 season (34 years old).
In yesterday's game, the Lakers lost 111-132 to the Clippers, suffering four consecutive losses. Although Westbrook had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, his shooting efficiency on the court was extremely inefficient.
Since the beginning of this season, Westbrook has averaged 34.4 minutes per game, with 18.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists, but has made four turnovers. It is reported that Westbrook's current contract will expire next year.