On April 23, Beijing time, the Lakers big three are likely to have played the last game of cooperation. Us media switchpoints reported that Lakers star Russell Westbrook praised a fan comment in his IG social media that asked him to leave the Lakers no matter what. Wei Shao praised such a departure statement, which made people feel that he really did not want to stay in the Lakers.
The Lakers fan, whose online name is Tonyherreros, wrote: "Please don't come back next year, go somewhere else as you can, and even consider retiring." Anyway, it is to leave the Lakers and please brother. Wei Shao liked the comment.
Just today, The Athletic's Lakers reporter Jovan Buha answered a question about Westbrook in a fan Q&A, with a screen named ShowTime_32 writing: "A very important question: Will the Lakers send Russell Westbrook away this offseason?" Buha's response was "A very important answer is: Yes." ”
Earlier, the US media reported that both the Lakers and Wei Shao were interested in ending their cooperation in this offseason. Since joining the Lakers, Wei Shao has been unable to integrate into this system, and his cooperation with Zhan Mei has not achieved the expected effect. The Lakers' record is even worse, and they have not even touched the threshold of the playoffs. Perhaps, at such times, separation is the best option.
Westbrook is expected to execute the 47 million player option, but his contract is a final year, which still makes some sense for teams that want to clear the payroll space as quickly as possible. However, the US media hopshype reported that even so, Wei Shao is still regarded as a negative asset by the vast majority of teams, and some executives even bluntly say that they have no interest in trading Wei Shao.