The Lakers’ lack of urgency on the issue was a respectable position to adopt in the negotiations, but as the summer wore on and the preseason drew closer, the pressure was going to increase for the Lakers to do something with Westbrook as the circumstances became hopeless.
When Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News reported on Wednesday that the Lakers were now prepared to provide their second first round draft pick, that action may have finally taken place. If the speculations are accurate, this choice won’t be shocking.
