Latest trade rumors haven’t included Westbrook, but his role coming off the bench remains a question mark.
on Monday morning, touting that the Lakers are interested in Detroit’s Bojan Bogdanovic, a player they could have traded for this summer when he was with the Jazz and in fact got fairly far down the road in negotiations with as part of a larger part of the package, sources told SCNG earlier this season. The assets offered so far for Bogdanovic now, Stein reported, would be a first-round pick plus Kendrick Nunn and Patrick Beverley .
What doesn’t fit about this narrative is that Westbrook hasn’t found All-Star form in his bench role; he just doesn’t hurt the Lakers nearly as much as he used to. The one factor that stands out this season is that he’s creating assists at a higher rate , but his scoring is down, his shooting percentages have tailed off to below even last season’s marks, and he has the worst season-long plus-minus rating on the team at minus-70 in 700 minutes.
Sunday was a good reminder of the highs and lows of Westbrook. In the first half against the Pistons, he crushed. He had 8 assists, 6 points, 0 turnovers, and was a brilliant offensive partner for James . The third quarter saw an abrupt decline, and Westbrook gave up four turnovers to just one assist as the Pistons got tight. NBA tracking data indicates he was guarding Bogdanovic on two of his made threes in a 38-point game.
. Westbrook’s contract, broken up into multiple role players, still seems like the most straightforward path to get there. His fit on this year’s roster isn’t quite as snug as the team likes to now say it is. Under general manager Rob Pelinka, the Lakers have never been terribly bold at the trade deadline, but how much in retrospect might
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