Wei Shao and the Lakers came to an end
The Los Angeles Lakers ended the season early, and head coach Vogel was announced to be dismissed after coaching his final regular season game. Admittedly, Vogel has a lot of responsibilities this season, but more responsibility lies with the management, who have assembled a team that is unlikely to succeed. Wei Shao's poor mistakes, coupled with his incredible shooting performance, naturally became the key to people's accusations. However, this is Wei Shao, and since the Lakers have chosen him, they must tolerate these shortcomings of his.
In fact, this season's Wei Shao still came up with the best attitude. Constantly changing, sitting on the cold bench at the end of the quarter, he did not complain, but competitive sports are like this, the winner is the king and the loser is Kou. Although the author does not think that Wei Shao will have to take responsibility for the lakers' new season, it is certain that Wei Shao's career in the Lakers has come to an end.
Cherish James's peak
LeBron James is 37 years old, next season he will be 38 years old, from the data point of view, he is still the league's top star, in the US media latest vote of the league's top ten players, James is also ranked fifth, still in the league's first gear. The stats are enough to prove it, and so far this season, James has averaged 30.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, 1.3 steals, 1.1 blocks, 52.4 percent shooting, 35.9 percent three-point shooting, and a career-high 75.6 percent free throw shooting.
Of course, there are also fans who say that James brushes the data, so let's look at the high-level data. So far this season, James' efficiency value is 26.2, the fourth in the league, second only to Jokic, Alphabet Brother and Embiid, and the fifth in the League in victory contribution value, second only to Jokic, Alphabet Brother, Embiid and Doncic, with a true shooting rate of 61.9%, the league's 18th, followed by Embiid and Curry. Therefore, from these data, it can be seen that LeBron James is still the top five superstars in the world, and perhaps the playoffs will be more outstanding.
However, James will be 38 years old next season, and Kobe Bryant will be exactly 38 when he retires. Even if James's physical maintenance is excellent, it is difficult to maintain this state for several more seasons. Therefore, the US media FW also provided the Lakers with a trading plan, and a 2-for-2 trade with the Hornets can allow the Lakers to return to the ranks of championship contenders.
The two-for-two trade helped Zhan Huang rush to the crown
The Lakers sent Westbrook and the 2027 first-round picks, getting Hayward and Oubre from the Hornets. According to THE US media, Hayward is an excellent scorer, averaging 15.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game so far this season, shooting 45.9% from the field and 39.1% from three-point range, which can definitely open up space for the team. Most importantly, Hayward can also be the sixth man on the team, a sacrifice that Westbrook cannot make. As for Oubre, the defense and energy he provides on the front line is too important for the Lakers today.
It is worth mentioning that the Hornets owner Michael Jordan is very fond of Russell Westbrook. Today's Westbrook can definitely act as a mentor to young players and has the ability to take teams to the playoffs. The Hornets possess a supernova, Lamelo Ball, and the arrival of Westbrook can accelerate Ball's growth. Of course, this also means that it is difficult for the Hornets to become contenders for the championship, but today's Hornets probably have no intention of competing for the championship.
However, the Lakers also have hesitations, they have overdrawn too much of the future, if the first round of 2027 is still sent away, then once James loses competitiveness, the team wants to rebuild, it is estimated that it will take many years.