The Lakers have missed the playoffs this season, which also means that the Lakers need to improve their rosters this offseason and compete in the new season. The Lakers' failure this season is largely due to injuries and Westbrook's inability to adapt to the team system, but the Lakers' lineup dominated by veteran players is also the reason why they cannot succeed.
In an interview, Warriors owner Joe Lacob sneered at the risks of the Lakers pursuing a veteran lineup:
"There are several teams, I wouldn't say which one, these teams are going all out to recruit veteran players, but older players are really more likely to get injured, that's something you have to remember, as long as you're over 30, 32 or 35, these guys are prone to injury, that's the stats.
The Lakers have indeed faced more serious injury problems this past season, in which James and Davis have missed many games due to injuries, so it is also a problem that management needs to consider clearly whether the Lakers should change the lineup in this offseason.
On the other hand, Lakers legend Jabbar did not have much good feelings about the Lakers Showtime era American drama "Victory Moment: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty", and in an interview, Jabbar made it clear that this American drama was boring:
"Each character is reduced to a single character, as if the writers were worried that more complex things would affect audience comprehension, Jerry Bass is an arrogant entrepreneur, Jerry West is a crazy coach, Magic Johnson is a fool, and I'm an arrogant bastard." This is a comic, not a real character portrayal. ”
Abdul-Jabbar has long said that the Lakers of the 80s are stories with amazing culture, but it seems that the series does not fully show these stories.
Finally, Westbrook talked about whether he would choose to execute the $47 million player option in an interview:
"I'm going to make that decision in the end, and that's why it's called player option," Westbrook said.
Even if Westbrook is reluctant to respond positively to media questions, considering that this is a player option with an annual salary of up to $47 million, Westbrook really has no reason to refuse such a salary.