The day before yesterday, Lakers held an open training match.
Westbrook made a three-no-touch shot, and was photographed by reporters and uploaded to the online platform, causing fierce discussion.
Yesterday, famous reporter Shams revealed that the Lakers team was reported to be the most important news: At present, the Lakers senior management is seriously considering using Westbrook +2 unprotected first round Hilder and Turner.
Shams also stated in the report that judging from the current news, although Westbrook has not been traded during the offseason, it is not ruled out that he will trade in the next few weeks or mid-month.
Because Lakers President Pelinka, boss Jenny Bass , basketball consultant Lambis has restarted the issue of trading Westbrook.
This process was very long. First, a few days before the training camp, they held several meetings internally to discuss whether it was worth it to win the second round + Westbrook trade Hilder + Turner.
It was precisely because the issue was unresolved that the Lakers postponed the press conference between Pelinka and Lakers' new coach Darwin Hamm , but even if it was postponed, the Lakers' senior executives still did not make up their mind to confirm Westbrook's stay or stay.
So what is the attitude of walker ? This starts with the Lakers' trading plan this summer.
Lakers once provided the Pacers with: Westbrook + a first-round pick for Turner, but was rejected by the Pacers; then proposed Westbrook + a first-round pick for Turner + Hilde, but was rejected again.
At that time, the Pacers had spoken out to the Lakers: they were not interested in the Lakers' second round pick.
To put it bluntly, what the Pacers want is the two first rounds of the Lakers. Currently, the two first rounds of the Lakers are in 2027 and 2029, and there are 5 years and 7 years respectively.
According to league analysis experts' prediction, 5-7 years later, LeBron James has long retired. The Lakers, who have lost the benefits of James , not only cannot retain thriller , but also find it difficult to attract stars in the free market to invest.
At the same time, most of the first round picks that the Lakers can trade have been exhausted in the Davis trade, which means that the Lakers cannot strengthen the team through trading methods.
In this way, 5-7 years later, the Lakers are very likely to be still playing bad, or it is really bad.
has a bad record, which means that there is a high chance of competing for the No. 1 pick, and it also means that such a first-round pick is of extremely high value.
is no exaggeration to say that these two ball rights of the Lakers may be the two most valuable first rounds in the next 5-7 years.
This explains why the Lakers treat these two first-round picks as heirlooms and why from Nets to Spurs to Jazz to Pacers, they all want to take away the first round of the Lakers.
At present, Jenny Bass gives Pelinka the power to make the final decision. As long as he thinks that sending Westbrook away the Lakers will have a chance to compete for the championship, he can start immediately.
. Pelinka was still hesitating. The reason for the hesitation was that Westbrook was too mature.
Since the training camp, Westbrook has seemed extremely reliable. No matter what head coach Ham asked Westbrook, he actively completed it, whether it was defense or pick-and-roll.
He even slightly adjusted his shooting posture this summer just to improve his shooting in the new season.
But even so, it still failed to stop the management from wanting to trade its own ideas.
Trade Westbrook plans to restart again, and all Westbrook can do is to work hard to complete all the instructions given to him by the coach.
Some brothers may say: I feel sorry for Westbrook, and I am even more touched by Westbrook's professional spirit.
In this era when there is a disagreement and you will break up with the team, you have been put on the shelves for auction countless times. You still have such a professional performance. It is difficult to find a second player like this.
New season, whether Westbrook stays in the Lakers or leaves, I believe he has gained a large number of fans who admire him.
Just as Westbrook said, no matter what, he is already the champion of life.
The rest is left for Pelinka and for God to decide.
All he has to do is to have a clear conscience and give his all, and that's enough.
