give the realistic scenerios of keeping bron.ad.westbrook... trading Westbrook.. and finally trading all ..?
No one likes my ideas but this is my proposal:
Westbrook is untradable unless they're taking back even worse contract or more term. That basically narrows the search down to the Knicks and one other team. The Knicks are in purgatory with their contracts. If you swap Westbrick for Randle, Fournier and Noel, they can start dipping in free agency again in 2023. New York has to take THT in the deal though because Randle and Fournier are terrible contracts...but on the Lakers, off the bench, they COULD be valuable for a year or two.
Utah is gonna flame out in the first round and that Gobert contract looks ghastly going forward. Cap space usually doesn't mean much for them but maybe Ainge and Wade think they can convince someone to play with Mitchell. Swap Westbrick for Gobert, tank for a year and maybe they're back in the mix? Less than 1% chance of this happening but LA has to make that call and I think Utah would at least think about it.
AD has to go too. They can't rely on him to stay healthy. This is two straight years of his injuries derailing the season. Trading him for Lillard makes the most sense if Westbrick is gone and they have some supporting pieces. If not there, maybe Atlanta for Collins, Bogdanovic and something else.
Westbrook has to go by any means though. If he can't be moved, nothing else matters.