Russell Westbrook never managed to find his place in the Lakers. Regardless of who was at fault, the experiment didn’t work to the point where the leader was quickly traded to another team. A bitter failure for the front office and LeBron James.

LeBron James trở thành cầu thủ được trả lương cao nhất NBA trong 9 năm liên tiếp

While he is making the Clippers happy today coming off the bench, Russell Westbrook feels good in Los Angeles. However, this was not the case last year with the Lakers. The franchise had many problems and Brodie found himself in the role of scapegoat in an attempt to justify the losses. And it must be recognized that the former number 0 of the Angelinos was far from impeccable.

Ineffective in attack and absent in defense, Westbrook was not playing his best game. We can also question the coaching of Frank Vogel, who never knew how to find the right rotations to exploit Russ’s strengths. The fact is that his arrival was a total failure, which many supporters saw coming when the announcement was made.

The Lakers’ regrets in the Westbrook soap opera

Westbrook being a player who needs the ball, one could ask serious questions about his understanding with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. In the end, the three never managed to agree, even though the King had initially pushed for this coming, despite unfavorable opinions. Today ? He regrets according to ESPN.

 

 

Dave McMenamin : “Every member of the Lakers organization involved in the Russell Westbrook trade – even LeBron James, will admit that they misjudged it, and that they are partly to blame. »

Bringing Westbrook in was a bad idea. The franchise had other targets on its radar but the front office, as well as James, pushed to sign Russ given his qualities. A total failure upon arrival and a lost year for the organization, not to mention the fact that Vogel was fired in part because of it. A soap opera that some want to forget and we understand why…

Russell Westbrook never found his place in Los Angeles, which didn’t surprise many people. The trade seemed doomed from the start, but LeBron James and Rob Pelinka refused to listen to the warnings. Too bad for the supporters.