The Lakers did not qualify for the playoffs, the team officially entered the offseason, the operation of the transaction, continue to strengthen is Pelinka's next main task, dismissIng Vogel is only the first step for the Lakers to take a restructuring, and how to deal with The Westbrook's contract next, becoming the focus of the Lakers' current operation, NBA famous Lovie listed a new trading plan for the Lakers, he traded the Lake traded Westbrook, and packaged the next two first-round signings, and the Hornets traded, in exchange for Oubre and Hayward to assist James and Davis, That way the team makes the playoffs without any problems at all.
This season Wei Shao in the Lakers are not happy, in the Wizards Wei Shao can get three doubles per game, but to the Lakers, Wei Shao all the shortcomings are exposed, the shooting is sluggish, the mistakes are continuous, let him once become the Lakers did not qualify for the playoffs of the biggest back pot player, Vogel has now been out of class, the trade Wei Shao has become the Lakers have been trying to do this season and can not do, the reason is that the Westbrook contract salary is indeed too high, 47 million, and has player options, the Lakers buy out of the heart is not willing, The deal has to pack young players and future drafts, which is what the Lakers do not want to see, after all, when the Lakers and wizards traded to Wei Shao, they have sent away a number of young players and draft picks, and now after a year to send away Wei Shao also has to take the draft pick, so the Lakers management has a big psychological gap.
However, do not trade Westbrook, the team can not operate, but also can not impact the championship, so at present, the direction of Westbrook affects many fans, before the US media believes that Westbrook's next home is likely to be the Hornets, Rockets, Knicks these three teams produced, and the Pacers and Thunder have also been mentioned by the US media many times, compared to the last few teams, the Hornets became the team with the most stations in Westbrook, the main reason is that the Hornets owner loves Westbrook, is very eager to get Westbrook, and the Hornets want to throw off Hayward's big contract, Westbrook can assist Ball or take him alone, so the Hornets have a good chance of returning to the playoffs next season.
The Hornets can accept Westbrook, but the Lakers must give the corresponding chips, for which the NBA name Lowe gave the transaction plan: the Lakers packaged Westbrook plus the first round of 27 years and 29 years, trading Hornets Hayward and Oubre. The Hornets now have Ball, so their core is no longer Hayward, plus Shanghai Ward often suffers from injuries, but the situation has improved when he comes to the Hornets, after his contract was 120 million for 4 years, which needs to expire in 2024, and the salary is as high as 30 million next season, Oubre's contract is 24.6 million, and the salary next season is 12.6 million, so the salary of these two can fully match the contract of Westbrook.
Hayward and Oubre assist James have no problem at all, Hayward as a point guard, tough play, solid style of play, Oubre is a 3D player, is also the Lakers need a defensive toughman, and the biggest difficulty of this deal is whether the Lakers are willing to send their 27 years and 29 years of first-round draft picks, after all, the Lakers used the little Tucker to trade Grant because of the first-round pick, the two teams are not happy to disperse, after all, the Lakers will not be in their hands in the first round of the next three years, if they send away the first-round picks of 27 and 29 years, When James retires and relies on the first round of signings in 26 and 28 years, it is difficult for the Lakers to complete the reconstruction, so the Lakers have been very cautious about the first round of signing, after all, they have hollowed out the future of the team in order to get Davis and Westbrook.
The Lakers trade Wei Shao is also a helpless move, if not traded, the Lakers next season is difficult to make a difference, trade James, the Lakers for popularity is impossible to do, Davis although the injury is continuous, but he is the Lakers' inner line pillar, trade Wei Shao is a last resort, but in the end it depends on whether the Lakers are willing to pay the future to change the current lineup.