As the hours and minutes tick down until Thursday’s trade deadline for the 2021-22 season, NBA Twitter is making its case for the Lakers trading Russell Westbrook and an asset to the Rockets for John Wall.
Houston is reportedly open to doing that, should the Lakers sufficiently compensate them with a future first-round draft asset. Without that, the Rockets would likely stick with the status quo, since Westbrook has given no indications that he would accept the type of non-playing role that Wall has unselfishly done with Houston this season.
In addition to the Rockets being open-minded to that outcome, it seems Wall himself is, too. Just check out his Twitter likes, where the five-time All-Star liked a recent comment suggesting that Wall for Westbrook would be a worthwhile move for the Lakers. It should also be noted that Wall is a client of Rich Paul and Klutch Sports, which represents Los Angeles superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
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