At present, there are only a few places before the end of the NBA regular season, and the ranking of the top six in the East and West is basically clear, but the position of the playoffs is still fixed, so each team is shooting for the last chance; especially the Lakers, who are currently ranked 10th in the West, are ready for the Pelicans, which cannot be lost. This game, equivalent to two games, if the Lakers lose to the Pelicans, the Pelicans will occupy an absolute lead, completely open the gap with the Lakers, and the Spurs behind the Lakers are looking at each other, which is a difficult test for Vogel.
If the NBA has a review this season to select the most disappointing team of the season, I believe that the Lakers will be on the list; after all, this team studed a full half of the team in the offseason, just to get Westbrook; as a result, the so-called Big Three this season, has not been able to find a perfect state of running-in, no one thought that the top salary team in the league, even in the fight for the Western Conference playoffs, can now be said to be a complete failure of Pelinka's operation.
In fact, the Lakers in the middle of the season, there is hope to get Wall through a trade, the Rockets are also waiting for the opportunity, but unfortunately the Lakers gave up getting Wall for a first-round pick, and completely abandoned the hope of the last change of the season. If the main reason for the decline in the Lakers' record this season lies in Wei Shao, it can only be said that the team is a whole, and the Lakers' poor performance this season cannot blame all the responsibility on Wei Shao's head.
It is worth noting that many US media have recently made moves for the Lakers, the most worth mentioning is the "Open Air Stand" reporter Jake Fischer, who believes that the Lakers' lineup next season may not change, and he said that the Lakers will not trade the thick eyebrow brother, and it is impossible to solve the problem of Wei Shao, at least the Zhan Mei combination is successful; but if you want to trade Wei Shao, the entire league is afraid that only the Rockets, or other teams in the reconstruction period, will trade for the contract that Wei Shao expires. But only if the Lakers had to pick up the first-round pick.
Of course, there is another way, that is, the Lakers buy out Wei Shao, so as to give Wei Shao a cost of buyout every year, but don't forget that Wei Shao's contract next season will reach $47.06 million, and he has player options; if Wei Shao is not happy with the Lakers, he is expected to explore the free market, but Pelinka is afraid of Wei Shao's expensive contract, and the road of buying out will not work. So, the most likely thing in reality is that Pelinka took Vogel to cut, cut Vogel in the first time in the offseason, signed a new coach, still maintained the Big Three, and everyone else can trade.
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