Wei Shao was very anxious when he learned that the Lakers were going to trade Hield, and begged the Wizards to send him to the Lakers

The Athletic reporters Shams Charania, Bill Oram and Sam Amick report jointly.

After the Lakers lost to the Suns in the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers began to seek trades to get stars such as Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal, DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, and LeBron James personally met with recruited players in his Brentwood mansion, while also communicating through other remote means.

In the end, the Lakers and James came to the conclusion that Westbrook was the best solution: the former MVP, super big data, and energetic organizers could share James's offensive tasks.

After weeks of conversations with James, Davis and Jared Dudley, Westbrook believes he can join the Lakers, which he has dreamed of for years.

However, the Wizards did not think about sending Wei Shao away, and it seemed that there would be no deal at the draft. The Lakers are ready to trade with Barty Hield to solve the projection problem.

When Wei Shao learned that the Lakers were going to exchange Kyle Kuzma and Monterrey Harrell for Hield, it made Wei Shao anxious.

"This made Wei Shao anxious," one source revealed, "he wants to go to the Lakers."

People around him had been telling him to go back to his hometown of Los Angeles for the past few weeks, but now his dream was about to shatter. So on July 29, local time, he asked Wizards boss Ted Leonsis for personal help: send him to the Lakers.

A source involved in the deal said: "Wei Shao has to control his own destiny. ”