Marc Stein has been floating the Hornets as a landing spot for Westbrook this summer. I suppose if they are done with part-time Hayward there could potentially be a deal there, and Jordan acquiring a "star" like Westbrook would definitely fit his m.o.
Feel like part time Hayward would help a team more than full time Westbrook. Dude is just empty calories. Hornets are finally putting a decent product on the floor, doubt they sabotage themselves by trying to add Russ.
Yeah rumor is that lakers may just stretch Westbrook to try and resign Monk. Don’t think their is a Calvary on the way to help them. Either trade Lebron or AD or another year of mediocrity.
Chances of that happening are zero. They are not having a $16 million dead cap hit on the books for three years so they can offer Monk the big MLE instead of the little MLE.
Mark stein disagrees
The Lakers, league sources say, have not ruled out simply parting ways with Westbrook via the waive-and-stretch provision.
A straight release of Westbrook that essentially transforms his mammoth player option for next season into what lives on their books as a three-year deal in the $15 million range annually would move the Lakers out of luxury-tax territory and make it far easier for them to retain free agent-to-be Malik Monk, who at times has unexpectedly appeared to be the Lakers’ most dependable player not named LeBron James throughout a nightmarish 31-48 campaign.
Facilitating Monk’s return might be reason enough for the Lakers to go this route and is expected, league sources say, to be under consideration.
