for months, Los Angeles Lakers They have been in the spotlight, due to the lousy 2021/2022 NBA season, in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs, and not even play in.
For the most winning team in history, together with the boston celtics with 17 titles each, not reaching the postseason is unacceptable, so a totally renewed effort is expected for the 2022/2023 academic year.
Some of the reasons for the failure of the previous year for the Angelenos were injuries, with their 2 main figures, Lebron James (more than a month injured) and Anthony Davis (more than 2 months injured) dealing with injuries.
On the other hand, one of those who was supposed to be a luxury reinforcement, Russell Westbrook, was left on duty in his first year in the Lakers, so since the end of last year, the management has been trying to get him out through a transfer. , but his lofty salary of more than $47 million for next year complicates matters.
Plan B
According to the report of renowned journalist Marc Stein, Darvin Ham, who will make his NBA head coaching debut next season with the Lakers, has a specific plan to get the most out of Westbrook, in case he is not. transferred before the start of the campaign.
“However, I am also hearing that if no trade involving Westbrook materializes and if he is on the roster when the Lakers start practice on September 27, new Lakers coach Darvin Ham remains determined to carve out a actual role for WestbrookStein shared for The Stein Line.
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Russell Westbrook, the all-time triple-double leader, 2-time shooting champion, and 3-time assist leader, still has gas in the tank, and there is some level of hope that Ham can make the trio of James, Davis and Westbrook work, along with to the rest of the team that the management has put together, in case the transfer of ‘Russ’ does not arrive, however, it only remains to wait to know the outcome of this situation around the Californian team.
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