For the entirety of the summer so far, the Los Angeles Lakers have made it seem like they are totally fine with Russell Westbrook returning to them for another season, with that propagandist spiel spear-headed by new head coach Darvin Ham, who genuinely seems like he wants to coach the guy.
That’s nice and all, and maybe Ham’s genuineness is, well... genuine. But as it pertains to Jeanie Buss, Rob Pelinka, and the rest of the Lakers’ organization, they seem to be actively and feverishly pursuing multiple pathways to try and trade Westbrook while also bringing in a piece (or pieces) that may catapult them back into title contention.