On March 31, Beijing time, recently, eric pincus, a reporter for the US media "Open Air Stand", wrote an article to disclose the reasons for lemur's decline, and reporter Brian Windhorst also commented on the program.
Brian Windhorst was asked if Westbrook's performance with the Lakers looked worse than it actually was, and the reporter said: "No, because Westbrook can't be worse, Westbrook's deal was disastrous, not just because it wasn't appropriate, but also because the trade destroyed the Lakers' team style, that is, shooting and defense."
The Lakers defended the league first last season, Westbrook did not fit them, and also destroyed the depth of the lineup, coupled with AD's injury, but also counted Nunn's injury, because he reimbursed the season, he was the most expensive player the Lakers signed offseason, a series of things led the Lakers to this step. ”
Is that really only Wei Shao blamed? There's also a big cancer, and that's Horton Tucker, and Horton Tucker is obviously not a good fit for the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup either. In an article by journalist Eric Pincus, he said of Tucker about Tucker: "Tucker could be great in 4-5 years, but not now, if we trade him and then he explodes, he can choose to jump out of the player option and become a free agent in 2023 and we can't control his contract." ”
In fact, Horton Tucker signed a 3-year, $30.8 million contract with player options in the final year. He lacks organizational skills, and as a guard, he often runs hard, averaging only 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 25.3 minutes per game, averaging 41.1% from the field and 26.8% from three-point range. If he breaks out and can't keep him, isn't the deal a loss? That's why Horton Tucker is having a hard time trading.
In addition, journalist Eric Pincus said that the Lakers traded in the Lakers offseason to get Westbrook. "At the time of the deal, many of the competitors in the league were very confused about it." It is said that a slap does not make a sound, the big three at the beginning of the season, now hovering on the edge of the playoffs, about the problem of Westbrook's inappropriateness, about the thick eyebrow brother injury, about Vogel's all-time change to start, about Horton Tucker's incompatibility, about Nunn's injury, about the Lakers' lack of shooters, the Lakers' problems are too much.