The Lakers have received good results after putting Russell Westbrook on the bench this season.
The rumors surrounding the trade of Westbrook are not as much as at the beginning of the season.
However, there is news recently that despite the excellent performance of Westbrook, the Lakers still want to trade him.
According to Sean Deveney, a reporter from “Heavy. com”, the Lakers still intend to trade Weisbruck before the trade deadline of this season.
At present, there are some potential trading partners in discussion. The team may be willing to absorb some long-term players to increase the chance of success.
This year is the last year of Wesbrook’s contract, with an annual salary of $47 million. At present, he has played 41 games for the Lakers this season, only three of which are starters, with an average of 15.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.8 assists.
The Lakers Daily reported that the Lakers are not willing to make draft contracts to trade, so in order to match Wesbrook’s annual salary of $47 million, the Lakers may exchange for some bad contracts or some players who are not easy to use. While LeBron James is still maintaining high performance this season, the Lakers’ goal is still to build a team that can win. However, once it is found that this season can no longer break through, it is necessary to deal with the transaction of Wesbruck and the control of future salary space with caution.
