As training camp approaches, and more and more of the conversation surrounding Russell Westbrook concerns his role with the Lakers and how he fits with their newly-acquired guards Patrick Beverley and Dennis Schröder, it feels like a fait accompli that Westbrook will at least be starting the season in Los Angeles.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that the Lakers have stopped pursuing Westbrook trades, but it doesn’t feel like their heart is really in it.
One deal that has been discussed ad nauseum since early in the offseason has been a trade with Indiana, the basic construction of which would bring back Myles Turner and Buddy Hield for Westbrook and two first-round picks.