Beijing time on July 16th, according to ESPN reports, Westbrook has parted ways with his agent Thad Foucher, who has worked with him for 14 years. It is reported that the most important reason for the breakup was the irreconcilable differences on whether to stay with the Lakers in the final season.
Therefore, it should be noted that this disagreement obviously does not include Westbrook 's $47 million contract with the Lakers in the last year; but there is a serious disagreement on whether he should stay with the Lakers after the last year of the contract.
According to Mingjian, the agent means that Westbrook should stay with the Lakers. This is the best choice. First, because the new head coach Ham has publicly stated that he will provide a starting role and support; second, if the Lakers trade Westbrook The chips must be increased, and Westbrook is likely to be bought out, which will reduce Westbrook's value.
To sum up, the agent believes that Westbrook should stay with the Lakers, and the two have irreconcilable differences on whether to stay with the Lakers. In other words, Westbrook's personal wish is to leave the Lakers in the last year. Westbrook's willingness means that the possibility of him leaving the Lakers is increasing.
In fact, there are early signs that Westbrook has a strong desire to leave the Lakers. In the Las Vegas Summer League earlier, Westbrook and James watched the game in the same field, but the two did not communicate in public and were far apart. Interestingly, Lakers general manager Pelinka was also present at that game. At that time, many netizens said that it would be difficult for James and Westbrook to play together again.
In fact, it is natural for Westbrook to want to leave the Lakers. In the past season, Westbrook struggled very much with the Lakers and was completely incompatible with James; more importantly, Westbrook was widely criticized by Lakers fans last season. Criticism, with home fans booing him during games at Staples Center, even his family members were implicated.
The agent hopes that Westbrook will stay with the Lakers from the perspective of value and future development; while Westbrook wants to leave the Lakers from the perspective of his own comfort level. He is not happy playing in the Lakers. This is the irreconcilable difference between the two. Different ways don't mean to work together, maybe it would be good for both of them to be separated.
