The Lakers' 2021-22 season has already missed the playoffs and ended the season early, in any case, this season is not a small failure and disappointment for the Lakers. Because even if the Lakers have a big three lineup of James, Davis and Westbrook, they can't find the right way to play and achieve a good enough performance.
Since the team can't meet expectations, the Lakers also need to improve the lineup as much as possible this offseason, so how can the Lakers promote the deal? The advice given by james Pearsey is that the Lakers can try two deals:
Scenario 1:
The Wizards got: Russell Westbrook, 2025 first-round picks, 2027 first-round picks, 2029 first-round picks
The Lakers got: Bradley Bill, Ish Smith
Scenario two:
Hornets get: Russell Westbrook, 2027 first-round pick (from the Lakers)
Wizards get: James Bucknett, Tarren Horton Tucker, Mason Plumlee, 2025 first-round picks (from the Lakers), 2029 first-round picks (from the Lakers)
The Lakers got: Bradley Beale, Gordon Hayward
These two trades will allow the Lakers to get a scorer like Bradley Beal from the Wizards, and there is no doubt that Beal will be the player who is more suitable for partnering James and Davis than Westbrook. And more importantly, the Lakers can get rid of such a contract as Wei Shao in these two transactions.
It's just that the Lakers still need to sacrifice as many as 3 first-round draft picks in these deals, considering that the Lakers have overdrafted the team's future in previous deals involving Davis and Westbrook, so it is necessary to give away first-round draft picks for many years in such a deal, which will not be an ideal choice for the Lakers.