Russell Westbrook has not been able to bring back the Advantage for the Lakers this past season, and the Lakers have missed the playoffs. So in this offseason, how to get rid of The Westbrook's contract has become the most important problem for this Lakers to solve.
The advice given by the US media Greg Patuto is that the Lakers can promote a deal involving Westbrook with the Jazz:
Jazz gets: Russell Westbrook, Tarren Horton Tucker, 2027 first-round picks
The Lakers got: Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic, Juan Hernangomez
First of all, it can be clear that Gobert will not be a reinforcement candidate for the Lakers, in contrast, whether it is Conley, Bogdanovic or Hernan Gomez are more suitable for the Lakers.
In particular, Conley, who signed a three-year, $68 million contract with the Jazz last offseason, would be a more suitable point guard to play around James and Davis, and Bogdanovic and Hernangomez are more ideal additions to the Lakers.
Of course, the most important thing about this deal is to get rid of Westbrook's contract, even if it requires the Lakers to sacrifice Tucker and the 2027 first-round pick, but it is completely worth the sacrifice for the Lakers.