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During his one-and-a-half year stint with the Clippers' in-city rivals Los Angeles Lakers, Westbrook showed glimpses of becoming the same ferocious rim-attacker he's always been through the course of his career. But the Lakers' lack of quality personnel and floor spacers made life a living hell for Westbrook and company. It didn't help matters at all that Westbrook was making $47 million, preventing the Lakers from adding the necessary players to contend. Nevertheless, after impressing with the Clippers, Russell Westbrook should be in line for one final eight-figure contract as he continues to succumb to Father Time. This is quite the turnaround from his days as a The question now is which team will be willing to take the leap of faith that Westbrook continues his strong two-way play for the Clippers to close out the 2022-23 season. Now 34 years old, time is running out for Westbrook when it comes to being an important piece of a team's contending puzzle, but there remains plenty of gas in the tank of a veteran who's determined to give stardom one last hurrah. With that said, these are the 3 best destinations for Russell Westbrook when Los Angeles Clippers Does anyone actually think that there's a better fit for Russell Westbrook in the entire association than the Clippers? For the entirety of the Clippers' Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, the fans have been crying out for a floor general, a leader who will help get Leonard and George easier shots from their preferred spots ...

The The Lakers closed the regular season 12-5 with Russell in the lineup after they acquired him at the trade deadline, and they proceeded to reach the Western Conference finals as a No. 7 seed with him at the helm. The five-man starting lineup featuring Russell, James, The theory of the James-Russell partnership made sense in lower-stakes moments. Russell can shoot well enough to play off of the ball when James wants to run the offense and can create good enough looks out of pick-and-roll to allow James possessions to rest. If Russell was capable of doing that for four rounds, the Lakers would be in great shape. Of course, he isn't. After an up-and-down series against Memphis, the Lakers played better with Russell on the bench for the bulk of their series against the That would make relying on Russell to the tune of a starting-caliber contract far too risky for the Lakers this offseason, especially since James, according to We know that The Lakers don't sound especially enthused by the idea of chasing Irving. They still need to find a way to add a ball-handler that can hold up deep in the playoffs. They'd like to find that player without compromising the depth they worked so hard to build last season, yet they undoubtedly still need to find a way to appease James, as keeping him healthy, rested and engaged is their only realistic path to a championship. No realistically available player checked all of those boxes before Wednesday. But now? Paul, at this stage of his caree...

Who are the primary stakeholders? In one corner, you have the incumbent, To discuss the dilemma the Clippers find themselves in, we welcome The Athletic’s salary-cap specialist Danny Leroux. Here’s our conversation about one of the more critical queries of LA’s offseason: MURRAY: Danny, the LA Clippers have had a revolving door at point guard since ending the Lob City era by trading LEROUX: That really depends on what Westbrook prioritizes more than anything else, considering the Clippers’ best offer is barely over the minimum due to the restrictions for the most expensive teams in the new collective bargaining agreement. Of course, if he wants to make the most money, almost everyone can offer more, so role, team quality and location are presumably the other key factors. There does not appear to be another franchise likely to offer a starting spot (or starter money), but there could be young rosters and possibly playoff-caliber teams offering a third-guard role. Presumably, the most talented squads would at least have interest bringing in Westbrook as an option. Identifying specific suitors is tough because Westbrook is such a polarizing player at this point, but, intuitively, I could see the MURRAY: Now, bringing it back to the Clippers. Let’s say that Westbrook sees those external options and just wants to make it work in LA. The Clippers only have one other unrestricted free agent ( LEROUX: Technically the Clippers can offer Westbrook 120 percent of his minimum because ...

Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook III▪ (The Brodie, Russ, Beastbrook, Mr. Triple Double) Position: Point Guard ▪ Shoots: Right 6-3, 200lb(190cm,90kg) Born: inLong Beach, us College: High School: Leuzinger in Lawndale, Draft: NBA Debut: Experience:15 years More bio, uniform, draft, salary info • • • • • • • • Game Logs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Splits • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shooting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Lineups • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • On/Off • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Other Russell Westbrook Pages • • • • • • • • • • • More Russell Westbrook pages at Sports Reference • • • Game Logs Last 5 Games Table Date Team Opp Result GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS GmSc +/- @ L 130-136 * 39 3 18 .167 1 6 .167 7 8 .875 1 7 8 8 0 0 5 4 14 4.0 -1 L 100-112 * 40 17 29 .586 3 6 .500 0 0 1 5 6 4 1 1 4 3 37 25.0 -8 L 124-129 * 40 11 23 .478 3 7 .429 5 6 .833 1 7 8 12 3 1 6 4 30 25.2 1 @ L 109-123 * 36 9 16 .563 2 3 .667 8 8 1.000 1 4 5 5 0 2 3 2 28 23.4 -13 @ W 115-110 * 36 3 19 .158 1 6 .167 2 3 .667 5 6 11 8 2 3 2 2 9 8.7 -6 Per Game Table Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 20 PG 82 65 32.5 5.3 13.4 .398 0.4 1.6 .271 4.9 11.8 .415 .414 4.3 5.2 .815 2.2 2.7 4.9 5.3 1.3 0.2 3.3 2.3 15.3 21 PG 82 82 34.3 5.9 14.1 .418 0.3 1.3 .221 5.6 12.9 .438 .428 4.0 5.1 .780 1.7 3.1 4.9 8.0 1.3 0.4 3.3 2.5 16.1 22 PG 82 82 34.7 7.5 17.0 .442 0.4 1.3 .330...

The Lakers, Timberwolves and Jazz are finalizing a 3-team trade that could shake up the Western Conference playoff race. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have traded Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal. Minnesota is getting Mike Conley and Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Utah, along with three second-round picks, it was announced Thursday. Los Angeles is also getting guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz, bolstering its core around LeBron James in a bid to jump-start its sputtering season. The Lakers fell to 25-30 on Tuesday while James set the NBA’s career scoring record, and they sit in 13th place in the 15-team Western Conference. The Lakers are sending Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones and their first-round pick in 2027 to Utah with Westbrook. In a separate move, the Timberwolves waived Bryn Forbes to make room for their new additions. Los Angeles receives: • • • Minnesota receives: • • • 2024 second-round pick (via Lakers) • 2025 second-round pick (via Jazz) • 2026 2nd round pick (via Jazz) Utah receives: • • • • 2027 1st-round pick (via Lakers) NEWS: Minnesota Conley will wear #10 and Alexander-Walker will be #9. Full release: — Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) Westbrook’s tenure with his hometown team lasted just 130 tumultuous games. The 2017 NBA MVP never thrived with James and injury-plagued Anthony Davis for any significant stretch of time, struggling to mol...

Game Date Matchup W/L MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/- LAC @ PHX L 39 14 16.7 16.7 7 8 87.5 0 0 4 -1 LAC vs. PHX L 40 37 58.6 50.0 0 0 0.0 3 -8 LAC vs. PHX L 40 30 47.8 42.9 5 6 83.3 4 1 LAC @ PHX L 36 28 56.3 66.7 8 8 100 0 2 -13 LAC @ PHX W 36 9 15.8 16.7 2 3 66.7 2 -6