The Lakers' 21-22 season is completely over, compared to other NBA teams that will play in the playoffs, the Lakers can now prepare for the off-season reinforcement trade operation early. But now there is also a problem in front of the Lakers management, that is, how to deal with The last year of Westbrook's $47 million maximum salary contract. Normally speaking, Wei Shao, who holds the player option in the offseason, will certainly not jump out of this maximum salary contract without accidents, after all, according to Wei Shao's data performance this season, this is basically Wei Shao's last maximum salary contract.
Under such circumstances, the deal of Westbrook in the offseason is undoubtedly the number one problem for the Lakers, and the US media Fadeaway World is now also giving trading advice. The specific proposal is that the Lakers will pack Westbrook and the 2027 first-round pick to the Hornets, and finally get the Hornets' two tough players, Hayward and Oubre. Considering the extreme incompatibility of the lineup combination of Westbrook and the Lakers, coupled with the current value of Westbrook, this transaction plan undoubtedly looks quite suitable.
In this season's NBA regular season, Hayward can average 15.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, including a three-point shooting rate of 39.1%, and such data is actually affected by injury problems. As for Oubre, who is also an elite NBA strength player, Oubre, who is in the Hornets this season, has averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
Therefore, compared with Wei Shao, who cannot have a chemical reaction with James and Thick Brow, the trade between Hayward and Oubre may greatly enhance the overall strength of the Lakers. Of course, in order to allow the Hornets management to agree to this transaction operation, the Lakers must also send the first round of the 2027 signing in the US media, which is undoubtedly the most difficult for the Lakers to give up the high-quality chip, but helplessly, if it is not matched with the future first round of signing, I am afraid that the Hornets will not be able to accept the high premium contract of Westbrook. In this regard, how do the small partners view this transaction proposal of the US media, do you think the Lakers should send a Westbrook + first-round pick back to Hayward and Oubre, this deal is a profit or a loss for the Lakers?