Wei Shao, once the leader of the league, one of the best defenders in the league, its explosive physical fitness, invincible starting speed and explosive dunks have brought countless good memories to fans, and Wei Shao, during the Thunder period, averaged three doubles per game for three consecutive seasons, breaking the record again and again. After Durant defected to the Warriors and Harden went to Houston, as long as Westbrook willingly stayed with the Thunder. He is the life-saving straw of the Thunder, he is the pride of the Russians, but fate is tricky, whether it is george's arrival, or the later joint Bill, Westbrook is always unlucky, it seems that the championship is getting farther and farther away from him.
This season, Wei Shao came to the Lakers, joined forces with James, thick eyebrows to form a big three lineup, the Lakers are also desperate, almost all the chips, just when the whole league is full of expectations for the future of the Lakers, Wei Shao hit everyone's face, this season's he fell across the board, at the beginning of the period, fans think that he and James are incompatible caused, because Wei Shao needs the ball, but later confirmed that this is not the case, James in the game due to injury, the ball is all handed over to Wei Shao,But how does he perform?
Wei Shao's current salary is 44.32 million US dollars, the league's top three, now 33 years old he has passed the peak, originally thought he was an important giant of the Lakers to win the championship, the season so far, there is still more than a month to end the regular season, how is Wei Shao's performance? In 33+ hours, he can contribute 16+, shooting less than 40% from the field and less than 30% from three-point range, ranking first from the bottom among all defenders. This is the current Wei Shao, and it is no wonder that fans often angrily spew that he is Wei Tie. Seeing his current performance, how would Wei Shao's heart feel? In the early stage, it was rumored on the Internet that after the end of the season, Wei Shao said that he was willing to be traded out, why is this? Empathy to think about it, this is not surprising, with such a high annual salary, play such a performance, it is estimated that he himself should not, but what is the way, in the home field is often sprayed by fans, how much pressure can be imagined.
So why did Westbrook perform so badly? I think the main reason is the following aspects. First, Wei Shao's basic skills are not solid. Let's take a look at his shooting moves and posture. Westbrook's mid-range shot was the worst of any defender in the league, his wrists were stiff and his shots were not curved, causing his shots to deform. Second, Wei Shao's habits are not good. He doesn't seem to have any killer skills on the offensive end, and his only hope is to burst into the box and attack against the defensive basket, but now he is not what he used to be, he is older, and his speed is not good. It's easy to score on the inside. Third, Wei Shao is not confident. Every time I watch him shoot is based on the board, what is this, is the lack of confidence in the performance, he is a defender, not an inside player, Duncan's board attack is a killer, he is not confident performance.
What choices will Westbrook make for the rest of his career? There are nothing more than two, one is to return to the Thunder, lead a group of young people to impact the playoffs, can be back to the boss position, that is, with a high salary, and data, you can also hear the crazy celebration of home fans. The second is to join the championship team with a basic salary. At the end of his career, he bowed his head for the championship once, but this did not seem to be very consistent with The character of Westbrook. For now, after the summer is over, Wei Shao will definitely not stay in the Lakers. Returning to the Thunder is the most likely, but after the contract ends, it is estimated that only one middle class will be obtained.
At the end of the article, I would like to add two points, one is that Wei Shao harmed James, if the original choice was DeRozan or Lowry + Hilton, the Lakers are very likely to compete for the championship this season, and now it seems that James's luck is too bad, but unfortunately the time is not waiting. Second, Wei Shao is a data brush. In him, you carefully analyze what ability he has, although he was once a triple-double king, but it is brushed out of the team's tactics and ball distribution, do you think he has any scoring means or advantages, you can share it. Please criticize what is wrong.