The 2022 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and the Los Angeles Lakers did not make a single move.
The big name the Lakers could’ve traded was Russell Westbrook. After losing in blowout fashion to the Milwaukee Bucks, reports indicated the team no longer believed winning was not possible with Westbrook alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Trading Westbrook’s $44 million deal this summer with a $47 million player option next season wouldn’t be easy, but the Houston Rockets provided a way out since John Wall is on a similar contract.