After experiencing the Lakers' failures in the past season, Russell Westbrook seems to have a hard time continuing to play for this Lakers, after all, Westbrook has been the scapegoat of the Lakers in the past season, so if Westbrook continues to work for this Lakers, it is difficult to imagine what kind of embarrassing situation the Lakers will have in the new season.
In fact, Russell Westbrook has hinted at a desire to leave the Lakers. On social media, for example, Wei Shao liked comments about his future destination:
It is no secret that the relationship between Westbrook and the Lakers has reached a freezing point, and even in the few games in which the Lakers confirmed that they did not qualify for the playoffs and the regular season has not yet ended, multiple reports have been mentioned and many problems within the Lakers have been exposed:
"Throughout the league, the multi-team is also closely watching how the Lakers will handle the situation with Westbrook, and his relationship with Vogel has failed to improve. At a video conference early in the season, assistant coach David Fitzdale questioned Westbrook's shooting choices, and the two had a heated exchange, the sources said. ”
So from the beginning, Wei Shao was not the player who suited this Lakers, and even the coaching staff clearly knew this, not to mention that Wei Shao could not adapt to this Lakers at the beginning of the season. The problem facing the Lakers now is that it is difficult for them to send Westbrook, after all, he still has an annual salary of up to $47 million, and it is estimated that not many teams will be willing to accept such a contract.