NBA Rumors: Russell Westbrook is expected to remain with Lakers to start season

Russell Westbrook is expected to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers for the start of the regular season. The team finished 11th last season and Westbrook blamed everyone but himself for their failure. The Lakers were a seller at the trade deadline. They were willing to sell him.

Lakers are reluctant to part with one future first-round pick in a deal for Russell Westbrook. The team is interested in keeping LeBron James. The Lakers were far from title contention last year. They are interested only in winning now. Russ is expected to remain with Lakers for the start of the season. He is a free agent. It is understood that the price to move off of Russ’s contract would be one first, and the cost to acquire additional talent would also be another first.

Russell Westbrook is expected to stay with Lakers for the start of the season.

The Lakers are interested in a trade with the Knicks and Jazz. They have first-round draft picks and a contract expiring. NBA insider Marc Stein claims the Lakers' firsts and Westbrook's contract would help facilitate a deal.

Lakers weren't involved in the Knicks/Jazz trade discussions. They would have had to give up at least one future first-round pick and potentially two.

Russell Westbrook is expected to stay with Lakers for the start of the season. There were three-team constructions between the Jazz and Knicks for Donovan Mitchell, but the Lakers were never directly involved with that.

Russell Westbrook is expected to stay with Lakers for the start of the season. The Lakers have been looking for a deal for him during the offseason. They are unlikely to find a good deal that makes them contenders during regular season if they don't make a trade now. The hardest things are the ones most worth doing.

Lakers don't believe there's a Westbrook trade that elevates them. They're going to try to make the best with what they have and hope for situations to change in their favor.