The Lakers’ decision to trade for Russell Westbrook is a move that came at a big risk not just for the immediate future, but for multiple years moving forward. The worries of trying to figure out how to fix the current Lakers roster have overshadowed the fact that this will likely be a problem the team will have to address next season as well.
While Westbrook will be an expiring contract this upcoming offseason, his deal will still likely be seen as an albatross by many teams, and could be very, very difficult to move.