WHAT? You Won't Believe This Theory About Russell Westbrook
ESPN's Tim Bontemps was on the latest episode of Brian Windhorst's Podcast (Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective), and he had a very interesting theory about Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook (h/t Lakers Daily).
Bontemps: "I think you can make a good case, if Russell Westbrook is not on the Lakers at the start of this season, I think you can make a good argument he's never gonna play in the NBA again."
Westbrook finished his first season with the Lakers averaging 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game.
He also played in 78 out of the 82 games that the Lakers played.
They ultimately had a terrible season, and finished as the 11th seed in the Western Conference with a 33-49 record.
Therefore, a team with Westbrook, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, missed the NBA Playoffs and the play-in tournament.
This summer, Westbrook opted into the final year of his contract that will pay him $47.1 million next season.
He has been in nonstop trade rumors about his future with the Lakers.
Westbrook is a nine-time NBA All-Star, and has also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards.
His best years of his career came when he played 11 straight seasons for the Thunder.
They made the NBA Finals in 2012, and in 2017 he won the MVP of the NBA.
In the past three summers, he has been traded, so if he were to get moved again it would be four straight summers of finding a new home.
