Today's league tends to be polarized, want to win the championship, often the big three team, such as the Nets' Irving + Durant + Harden, bucks' alphabet brother + Middleton + Holliday. This summer, the Lakers exchanged Pop + Kuzma + Caruso for Wei Shao, and the Lakers also have their own big three: James + Davis + Wei Shao. In fact, when the Lakers had not yet completed the Westbrook deal, many internal management personnel were pessimistic about Westbrook, but at that time, the Lakers' choice was really not much, Lillard and Bill's level, the Lakers did not have enough chips, Paul and the Suns renewed, plus James invited Westbrook to attend the dinner, and finally hit it off, the Lakers had their own three-big framework. Is Wei Shao okay in the end? Wei Shao, who will turn 33 in the new season, is now racing against Harden, but this time he is no longer alone.
Recently, the NBA's assist week, the Lakers officially posted Westbrook's assist data last season: "Averaging 22.2 points + 11.5 rebounds + 11.7 assists + 1.4 steals per game, Westbrook is not only the king of assists, his average assist per game is also the highest value since Stockton in 1995." "To tell the truth, this data of Wei Shao is really high in gold content. In the past season, the Wizards have shot 35.1 percent from three-point range, ranking 22nd in the league, and the team's most accurate outside line is Bertans, and because of the injury only played 57 games, Beal also rested for a period of time, Bryant season reimbursement, Hachimura was injured, and Westbrook was surrounded by teammates such as Gafford, Neto, Avdia, and Matthews. With 38 triple-doubles in a single season, the team won 75% of the triple-doubles, and he and Beal won 17 of their last 23 games to reach the playoffs with a 0.6% chance! Wei Shao did not play well, and people used to accuse him, but when he played well, he often turned a blind eye.
According to Stat statistics, from the 09-10 season to the 19-20 season, during this 11-year period, the score list in the last 2 minutes of the game, Westbrook ranked first with 1174 points, James ranked second with 1169 points, Harden ranked third with 1080 points, Lillard ranked fourth with 1002 points, and Paul ranked fifth with 983 points. When Westbrook and Durant led the team together, in the last two minutes of the game, their share of the ball was not large, and since Durant left the Thunder, Westbrook carried all the burden on his shoulders, from rebounding to assists to scoring. It is said that Wei Shao is a data brush, but as long as someone around him can share the pressure, is he so tired? Later, paul George joined, that year Westbrook's average score per game was declining, he was actually not selfish, sometimes just forced helpless. And this past season, when the Wizards were forced into a desperate situation, starting in March, Westbrook's average playing time per game was the first in the league, the assist league was first, the rebounding league was second, and the net efficiency value was in the league's top five, and he was seriously underestimated! In the normal state of Westbrook, he leads the team to guarantee the playoffs without any problems!
This is also the fundamental reason why the Lakers traded Wei Shao. Next season, old Zhan is 37 years old, thick eyebrows and glass physique, the Lakers put the burden of the regular season on them, some danger, the past season is a good example. And the role of Westbrook and Harden is similar, Harden regular season team, Westbrook can also lead the team, and the Lakers around Westbrook, from Howard and Jordan on the inside, to Ellington, Munch, Bazemore, to the front line of Ariza, Anthony, whether it is tactical, or with tacit understanding, Westbrook can play his greatest value, this lineup, than the Wizards several grades more than a few grades, for Westbrook, this is also the best opportunity since the team with Durant Harden to reach the finals, the best opportunity.
On Harden's birthday, Westbrook can send a million-dollar watch, and there is no doubt about their personal relationship, but on the court, Harden and Westbrook will become the biggest enemies next season. When Paul George responded to the call of the little card and bid farewell to Westbrook to join the Clippers, Westbrook was cold, and at that time Harden was graciously invited, and the Rockets also successfully dumped Paul to accept Westbrook. That year's cooperation, in fact, Westbrook really tried his best, but during the playoffs, his injury caused him to fail to play as he should be, and the Rockets were easily eliminated by the Lakers 4-1. Harden realized that after the Rockets could not see the hope of winning the championship, he told Westbrook that he was leaving, and he also hoped that Westbrook would make plans, and eventually Westbrook joined the Wizards, harden came to the Nets. For Westbrook, going around and around, this time he finally came to the same running line with Harden, Harden needs a championship, and So does Westbrook. Durant and Westbrook and Harden are not the same, Durant won the championship early in the Warriors, the career has been complete, but joining the Lakers for Westbrook is the first opportunity to touch the championship trophy in the past 10 years!
Good brother under the pitch, the biggest competitor on the pitch. The reunion during the Rockets period did not make Harden and Westbrook realize their dreams, so they had to fight separately. Fortunately, this time Wei Shao is not alone, he is not only around James and Davis, but also his former teammate Anthony, good brother Ariza, including with Warcraft Howard, Jordan Jr. also have a good relationship, such an opportunity, I hope Wei Shao will not miss it. But one thing is also certain, if the Lakers do not win the championship next season, for Westbrook, his Lakers career may end early, perhaps he will be traded to an uncompetitive team, want to win the championship again, hope will be smaller and smaller, or only the basic salary to run to the super team, or with regrets to say goodbye to the NBA stage.