NBA offseason and mid-season trading will appear, which is normal. However, if you want to verify a transaction, it still takes time to prove it. The Lakers made a 4-for-3 deal during the offseason, and now it has been 5 months. If we judge who is the loser and who is the winner, it is still somewhat persuasive. After 5 months! The Lakers traded 4 for 3, with four big winners and two losers, and one team made a big profit.
winner 1. Wizards. Although Westbrook helped the Wizards to enter the playoffs in the 20-21 season, after the Wizards spent a season, they knew his toxicity well, so they made this deal. Now it seems that the Wizards are very wise to take action when Westbrook is still valuable. After the trade to Westbrook, the Wizards' record this season is also pretty good and they currently have hope for the playoffs. The Wizard can be said to have made a lot of money, and it can be said to be a happy ending.
Winner 2, Pope. Judging from Pope's data, he averaged 11.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season, which has not changed much from the previous season. The reason why Pope is the winner is mainly because he is now away from the whirlpool of public opinion, and he will feel more at ease when playing in the Wizards, at least not much pressure. After Pope's contract is over, he doesn't have to worry about the next contract. After all, Pope's ability and market value are not a problem.
Winner 3, Kuzma. If you want to say the player who benefits the most in this deal, it is Kuzma. Kuzma was very comfortable when he came to the Wizards and became the main scorer. In recent games, I scored 27 points and 22 rebounds against the Magic and 36 points and 14 rebounds against the Hornets, which is like the team's leader. This season, Kuzma averaged 15.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game, which also changed his reputation and returned to his value.
Winner 4, Harrell. In order to join the Lakers, Harrell could be said to have reduced his value, but he did not have a happy life in the Lakers. After arriving at the Wizards, Harrell released his nature and was the team's sixth high-quality player. This year happens to be his contract year, so I should be glad that he was traded to the Wizards. Harrell reversed his reputation and won a contract of tens of millions of dollars this offseason, but there is still little problem.
loser 1, Lakers. The Lakers' operations have been helping the poor in the past two years. They originally wanted to reduce the burden on James, but they boosted the pressure on James. The Lakers spent a lot of role players to get the money for Westbrook, but they kept wiping Westbrook's butt to accommodate him. The Lakers played like this after halfway through the season. To put it bluntly, the offseason signing strategy is wrong. If there were no such deal, the Lakers might have played more easily. The Lakers made the wrong decision and it will be difficult this season.
Loser 2, Westbrook. Since leaving the Thunder, Westbrook has been in a downward trend, and he has not saved his career like Paul. I thought there would be a reversal in the Lakers, but in the larger spotlight, Westbrook was undoubtedly more revealed. Westbrook obviously has no confidence, although he can get a triple-double sometimes. Westbrook is such a player, it depends on how to adjust it later. After all, he is the loser of this deal.
This 4-for-3 deal by the Lakers was a failure, which helped these role players. This also reminds other teams that sometimes it is really hard to say that changing to the whole money is exchanged.
