Today four years ago: The Lakers sent Kuzma, Harrell, Pope and No. 22 to get Westbrook!

July 30th July 2021, the Lakers sent Kyle Kuzma, Montrez Harrell, Caldwell Pope and the No. 22 pick (Isaiah Jackson) to exchange Russell Westbrook from the Wizards.

The team's situation has not been in a real tacit understanding between Westbrook, James and Anthony Davis, and the injuries of the two Lakers superstars have made the team's situation worse. In addition, Westbrook's shooting struggles and turnovers have also caused his performance and competitive state to decline. In response, Lakers fans booed him from time to time and criticized his performance. This negative reaction deeply hurt Westbrook's mental health and further affected his performance on the field.

Before the 2023 trading deadline, the Lakers, Timberwolves and Jazz have reached a three-party deal. The Lakers sent Westbrook to the Jazz and received D'Angelo Russell, Jared Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley.

Westbrook averaged 22.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and 11.7 assists per game in the previous season when he joined the Lakers (20-21 season Wizards), with a shooting percentage of 43.9%, 31.5% of three-pointers and 65.6% of free throws. In the 75 regular season games in the 20-21 season, Westbrook played 65 games and scored 38 triple-doubles, ranking second in history in a single season, second only to himself in 2017 (42 times).

Westbrook played for 1.5 years with the Lakers, played 130 games, averaging 32.1 minutes per game, scoring 17.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.0 steals, with a shooting percentage of 43.4/29.7/66.2% in three events.