After the Lakers missed the playoffs this past season, whether they can push Russell Westbrook has become a hot topic of discussion among fans and the media.
After the news on May 3, Beijing time, the US media Bill Oram released an article on whether the Lakers need to promote the deal involving Westbrook in this offseason, and the lakers' potential moves in this offseason have once again aroused heated discussion among fans and the media.
U.S. media Bill Oram said the Lakers should and have good reason to push for a deal involving Westbrook because his pairing with James and Davis was a complete disaster. But Olam also said that now the Lakers want to promote the deal involving Westbrook and strengthen the need to sacrifice future assets, in contrast, the Lakers should give this big three lineup another chance and try to continue to impact the championship trophy in the new season.
Olam also said on social media that it may indeed be a very crazy move for the Lakers to continue to keep Russell Westbrook, but it may be the best move the Lakers can make around Russell Westbrook this offseason.
However, such a view has not been much shared by the media, and the US media Jason Yanpufu said on social media that whether the Lakers trade or buy out Wei Shao is a better choice than to let him continue to poison:
Some media even suggested that the Lakers may try to promote a deal with the Jazz involving Westbrook and Gobert, and the US media Ben Rosas said that the Lakers want to promote such a deal and even allow a defensive manager like Vogel to return to the team:
Whether the Lakers will push for a deal involving Westbrook this offseason remains to be seen, but from this author's point of view, Westbrook is not the ideal partner for James and Davis at all, and the Lakers do not need to waste another year on this lineup, especially if the championship window between James and Davis is closing.
So sacrificing some future assets to push for deals involving Westbrook and improving the team's strength (such as a deal with the Pacers to push Brogdon and Hield) would be a better move for the Lakers to continue to storm the championship trophy.