Today, basketball commentator Perkins said the Lakers should break up the Big Three, and the person who walked should be Westbrook. Perkins said James certainly wouldn't go, and neither would Davis. For now, only Westbrough could be traded. This season, Westbrook came to the Lakers from Washington for nothing more than a championship. Wei Shao also mentioned this situation many times in the interview, saying that he could sacrifice in order to compete for the championship and was willing to work hard. But the season has reached this stage, and The performance of Westbrook and the performance of the Lakers have not met expectations.
In fact, Wei Shao's current data and status are good. The average game is 20+8+8 data, and the shooting rate is 46%, which is not bad efficiency. But Westbrook's performance did not meet expectations, and it was more about factors such as projection and defense. And his playing style is indeed not very suitable for the Lakers, the Lakers currently only have a record of 16 wins and 17 losses, ranking 6th in the West, and if they lose again, they will fall out of the top 8 in the West.
Westbrook, who needs to hold the ball on the floor and likes to break through, clashes with James. He doesn't have a steady shooting ability, and opponents will definitely prioritize contraction of the inside line when defending. James has scored high scores this season, but it has taken more energy. There are no shooters, no good defensive players to share the pressure for James, the consumption of James is too high, james once had to play center this season to ease the team's projection situation.
Westbrook is a good star, but it's really hard to shoot this level, especially the three-point shot. At present, Westbrook's average three-point shooting rate is only 31%, which is far from the average output efficiency of the league. Although Wei Shao is trying to polish his three-pointer and actively sells three-pointers on the court, the effect has not been good, and Wei Shao is always unable to shoot the ball when shooting three-pointers. Opponents are also willing to give Wei Shao a chance to shoot three points, after all, his probability of hitting is only more than 30%.
From the fan's point of view, Westbrook should not be traded, because he plays hard, has excellent professionalism, and can also bring relief to the team's possession point. But from the perspective of the team management, Wei Shao may be the only player that the Lakers can trade and have the value of the deal. Westbrook's performance this season proves that he still has oil in the tank, he is still an All-Star player, and if he goes to a weak team to give a lot of ball rights, his statistics will be very good.
Wei Shao's current contract has two years left, although Wei Shao currently has two years left to carry a large contract. But being traded to a younger team, acting as a mentor and improving the role is perfectly adequate. Last season, with the help of Westbrook, the Wizards made it to the playoffs, and Beal also played the best scoring performance of his career. However, after Wei Shao left this season, the overall competitiveness of the Wizards was weakened by a notch. Beal's output isn't as impressive as last season' either.
If the Lakers really want to trade Westbrook, they will definitely have to pay some other price. At this stage, it is very difficult to exchange any star in the league with Wei Shaodan, the salary is not well matched, the players who are less than Wei Shao are not willing to change, and the players who are better than Wei Shao are not willing to change. So the Lakers may have to lose some young players, or overdraft the use of draft picks in the future. This is also the Lakers' consistent team building strategy, taking the future for stars. Los Angeles does have that influence, but it's a gamble, and this season may be the Lakers' last time to break the championship window. James is about to turn 37, and he's old, and Davis is in a state of ups and downs. If the Lakers can stud in exchange for a good star, form a new big three combination, with James and Davis, the probability of the Lakers winning the championship this year will indeed become higher.
Everything depends on what the Lakers management does, if you really want to trade Wei Shao, you must do it as soon as possible, the sooner the better. Because there is not much time left for the Lakers to run in. Dear officials and friends, do you think the Lakers will trade Wei Shao in the future? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.