Los Angeles-Indiana commerce talks involving Westbrook crumble

TRADE talks between Los Angeles and Indiana, involving the Lakers’ Russell Westbrook and the Pacers’ Myles Turner and Buddy Hield, have fallen aside, in line with The Athletic.

The Lakers have been prepared to half with one first-round draft decide, however not two, in line with the report.

Westbrook exercised his $47.1 million participant choice with the Lakers final month and was reported to be the topic of negotiations between the Lakers and New Jersey Nets in a commerce that would come with Kyrie Irving going to Los Angeles.

The 33-year-old Westbrook, a nine-time All-Star level guard and 2016-17 Most Useful Participant, is coming into the ultimate season of a five-year, $206 million contract.

Westbrook, a two-time NBA scoring champion, averaged 18.5 factors, 7.4 rebounds and seven.1 assists in 78 video games final season, his first with the Lakers. He posted his lowest scoring common since 2009-10, and the Lakers (33-49) missed the playoffs.

He didn’t mesh properly with ex-coach Frank Vogel and have become a goal of followers as accidents pulled aside the veteran-laden roster.

After spending his first 11 seasons with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, Westbrook has been with the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards and now the Lakers for one season every. — Reuters