In the blink of an eye, the footsteps of the playoffs have entered the first round of contention, and in the first round of the Nets' game against the Celtics, we saw Irving's indomitable, Tatum's resilience, and one difficult shot after another is bound to make the entire playoffs interesting. However, for Los Angeles Lakers fans, it is inevitable that they will have some regrets about not seeing their home team enter the playoffs. Vogel's dismissal is undoubtedly the end of an era, and in the upcoming offseason, Lakers general manager Pelinka is afraid to spend another busy summer.
The reporter accompanying the team revealed the inside story of Vogelwei's little discord
After Westbrook joined the Lakers, he seemed to be a bit out of place with the entire team. In terms of lineup, There is no very good chemistry between Westbrook and James and Anthony Davis, and in terms of communication with the coaching staff, Westbrook has also publicly expressed his doubts about Vogel. On April 19, Beijing time, Lakers reporter Bill Oram talked about the problem of Westbrook and Vogel in a podcast program, and said: "I think there is a lack of communication between the management and the coaching staff, and there is no communication between them for the way the 360 combination operates on the court." The management is very arrogant in dealing with this matter, they think that Westbrook can adapt to this Lakers, think that they have 360 combinations and everything is ready, and any role player can succeed. ”
But at the same time, Oram also talked about the expectations of the coaching staff for the deal, before Wei Shao joined the Lakers, the coaching staff led by Vogel did not seem to be optimistic about the prospects of Wei Shao joining, and they did not even know how the 360 should play together. It was clear that there were already some irreconcilable contradictions between management and the coaching staff at that time. Sure enough, in the following season, Wei Shao did not integrate well into the Lakers' lineup, and the high-profile Los Angeles Lakers could only accept the end of the season failure.
The US media listed the Lakers' three-party trading list
American media LakersDaily posted a set of Lakers three-way deal exchange list, in the deal they envisioned, the Lakers only need to send Westbrook, you can harvest rozier and Brogdon two players with immediate combat power at the same time. For the Hornets, they will send Hayward, Rozier, PJ Washington and Berkeight to Get Westbrook and the Pacers' Hield. The Pacers will send Brogdon and Hield to Get Hayward, PJ Washington and Berkeight. After watching this simulated transaction, many netizens at home and abroad have complained: "I am afraid that this transaction is difficult to achieve in dreams." ”
Former teammates spit on James?
Recently, former NBA player Richard Jefferson talked about James and Curry in an interview with the media, and said that among the two of them, he prefers to partner with LeBron James. However, in the subsequent interview, Richard Jefferson's tone of voice suddenly changed, vaguely complained about James, and said: "Of course, playing with James I will always have some small worries, once I play badly, then James will trade me, the real thing." (On October 15, 2017, Richard Jefferson was traded by the Cavaliers to the Hawks, who cut him.) But with Curry, you'll never have to worry that he's going to do some general manager work. ”