“It’ll Be the Worst Trade in Lakers History”: Fans Aren’t Impressed by Potential Russell Westbrook Trade for 3x NBA All-Star
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Nov 2, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook (0) moves the ball against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
After the deadline for the Los Angeles Lakers ended on Dec 15, they are on a hunt to trade for some players to strengthen their squad. The LA side have been linked to several players like Jae Crowder, Kevin Durant, and Damian Lillard, among others. Apart from that, recent reports have indicated that few NBA executives believe that the Lakers should trade Russell Westbrook and their 2027 and 2029 first-round picks for this Washington Wizards All-Star. Meanwhile, NBA fans flooded the Internet with their reactions regarding the potential trade.
The Washington Wizards All-Star is none other than Bradley Beal. Beal, who is currently under a five-year $251 million contract has been speculated as a potential replacement for the California side in exchange for Russ and two other first-rounders of the Lakers’ 2027 and 2029 draft picks, according to several NBA executives.
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ESPN analyst, Zach Lowe delved deeper into this matter on his podcast, ‘The Lowe Post’. He revealed that when he enquired about the potential move in the NBA world, some people disagreed with the decision. However, the analyst added that a few other people were affirmative regarding the potential move. Therefore, according to Lowe, he has been hearing quite a lot of excitement surrounding the Lakers’ potential offer for Beal.
NBA fans reacts to a potential Russell Westbrook-Bradley Beal trade
Meanwhile, the news garnered a lot of attention from fans on social media. They took to Twitter to express their opinions.
Here are some of the reactions of NBA fans:
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If the Lakers really trade for Beal it’ll be the worst trade in Lakers history
— Jeanie sell the team (@LakersCimbom) December 17, 2022
Why would they do that. Why would the Wizards do that when they get a better deal. It makes no sense unless they’re doing a favor and the fix is in
— Tee (@TheCoach_TeeJay) December 17, 2022
Doesn’t fix the Laker’s issues. I would rather trade for a handful of players then one “super” star. If he could shoot 3s it’d be another story.
— LeStubborn (@The_NBAExpert) December 17, 2022
As a honest laker fan we don’t want beal
— lakers (12-16) (@jordydagoat_) December 17, 2022
Nope. Chemistry takes time and Russ is just getting acclimated to the Lakers!
— My Info (@gma3d22) December 18, 2022
Y’all need to stop this
— Taylor Lee (@taylorlee621) December 17, 2022
would be a great trade for the Lakers, but that would be a horrific trade for Washington
— rick marsonet (@RMarsonet) December 17, 2022
Beal is not a needle mover and his contract is one of the worst in the league now, I’d rather role players than Bradley Beal
— James (@Lakers_JJ) December 17, 2022
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From the comments, it could be construed that fans were not happy with the potential move. Most of the comments reflected that it would not be a good move to take a player like Beal with such an enormous contract. In addition to that, they also thought that the multi-time All-Star was not a requirement for the Lakers roster at the time. While others questioned the Wizards’ incentives for accepting such a deal deal.
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Currently, Beal is averaging around 22.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 5.4 assists. On the other hand, Westbrook has been averaging 14.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 7.6 assists.
What do you think about this potential deal? Do you think it would help the franchises? Please let us know in the comments below.
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Satagni Sikder