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記者：湖人高層的想法是兩支籤都不能動

Russell Westbrook’s decision to embrace his role off the bench for the Los Ange
les Lakers has worked wonders for him. He’s looked like an entirely different p
layer, and he’s now carved out a significant role for himself on the team’s ro
tation. At this point, it’s almost as if the Lakers have thrown the prospect of
 trading him away out the window.



The reality of the situation, however, is that Westbrook’s current deal will ex
pire at the end of the season. It doesn’t seem likely that he’s going to secur
e an extension with the Lakers, which means that for their part, LA will want to
 get as much value out of Westbrook while they still can. Having him walk away f
or nothing next summer as a free agent is not exactly an ideal situation for the
 Lakers, to say the least.



Despite his recent resurgence, however, the biggest stumbling block to any poten
tial Westbrook still remains to be his gargantuan salary. Any team that trades f
or Russ will need to shoulder part of the $47 million he’s still owed this seas
on. This only means that the Lakers have to make any potential deal worthwhile f
or the said team. LA currently has two future first-round picks at their disposa
l which they will likely need to part with as part of a Russ trade deal.



This is where the problem lies. According to NBA insider Ric Bucher of FOX Sport
s, the Lakers might not be amenable to this notion. Bucher’s source tells him t
hat “the front office’s thinking said any deal that would have to involve one
of the team’s future first-round picks ‘ain’t happening.'”



Does this mean that the Lakers are just going to stick it out with Westbrook? It
 doesn’t seem likely that they’re going to be able to offload him without incl
uding at least one of their first-round picks, so unless they change their stanc
e, it seems like Russ is going to be in Hollywood for a while longer.

這是否意味著湖人隊會留著龜龜？他們似乎不太可能在不包括至少一個首輪選秀權的情況下
交易掉他，所以除非他們改變立場，否則龜龜似乎將會在好萊塢再待一段時間。

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這兩支籤不能動

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