Russell Westbrook Traded to Washington for John Wall

https://www.google.com/amp/s/sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/houston-rockets-trade-russell-westbrook-washington-wizards-john-wall-draft-pick-005912964.html




Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
Houston has agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to Washington for John Wall and a first-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
4:55 PM · Dec 2, 2020



Bob


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That will be a high scoring backcourt with Beal and Westbrook

And they announced another one of our local guys from our tourney, Thomas Bryant, is their starter at center. Bryant and Isaiah Stewart; going to need a pandemic end and tickets to a Wizards vs Pistons game to see our guys tip it off.

Going to have to add Washington to the NBA Graveyard list already with Sacramento and Charlotte. "Where great players go to end their NBA careers and ride off into the sunset unnoticed."

Welcome to early retirement Russell!

Now Houston can have the gift that keeps on taking. They going to waive him? I would.

db

lets see how long before the great leg kicker has "issues" with Wall now...LOL.

You’d think that such skilled and athletic players could be a little more efficient. Not much of a fan of either of them

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/what-john-wall-russell-westbrook-trade-means-celtics



What Wall-for-Westbrook trade means for Celtics and the East


13H AGO

BY JUSTIN LEGER



The Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets shook the NBA world with a blockbuster trade on Wednesday night.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Rockets agreed to trade superstar guard Russell Westbrook to the Wizards for another star in John Wall, plus a first-round draft pick.

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
Houston has agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to Washington for John Wall and a first-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
4:55 PM · Dec 2, 2020


Shams Charania of The Athletic reports the pick is a 2023 protected first-round selection.


Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
Source confirms: Houston traded Russell Westbrook to the Wizards for John Wall and a 2023 protected first-round pick.
4:57 PM · Dec 2, 2020


Westbrook, 32, is coming off a season in which he averaged 27.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game in Houston. The 2016-17 NBA MVP is a nine-time All-Star entering the 13th year of his career and now reunites with his former head coach in Oklahoma City, Scott Brooks.

Wall, 30, missed all of the 2019-20 campaign due to a ruptured left Achilles tendon. His last fullly-healthy season came in 2016-17 when he averaged 23.1 points and 10.7 assists per game for Washington.

So, what does this massive deal mean for the Boston Celtics in 2021?


Well first of all, here's what the Wizards' projected starting five currently looks like with Westbrook in the fold:


PG: Russell Westbrook

SG: Bradley Beal

SF: Davis Bertans

PF: Rui Hachimura

C: Thomas Bryant

In 21 career games vs. Boston, Westbrook has averaged 25.9 points, 6.8 assists and 6.5 rebounds. For the sake of comparison, Wall has averaged 19.2 points, 9.3 assists and 5.2 rebounds through 26 games against the Celtics.

Westbrook was a handful in both Rockets-Celtics matchups during the 2019-20 season. In the first meeting on Feb. 11, he dropped 36 points while bringing down 10 boards. On Feb. 29, he tallied 41 points and added eight rebounds. Houston won both games.

The 2020-21 NBA schedule has yet to be unveiled, but it looks like the Celtics will have their work cut out for them whenever they meet up with Westbrook and the Wizards.


Bob


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Last year both Harden and Westbrook put up 22 field goals per game.

Beal also took 22.9 FG so him and Westbrook will take turns.

"Blockbuster" has entirely lost it's initial meaning. This is more like a swapping out deck chairs on twin Titanics.

gyso wrote:"Blockbuster" has entirely lost it's initial meaning.  This is more like a swapping out deck chairs on twin Titanics.

+1

The worst thing that ever happened to Russell Westbrook was winning MVP. After that, as far as I am concerned, it has been all downhill. I have watched him from time to time, he would drive me nuts if he was on my team. Remember how frustrated we got with Kyrie in that Milwaukee series? Take a season or so of that. He has such talent, but just does not play a team game. I have watched him shoot his teams right out of a ballgame because of his selfishness.

I feel bad for Bradley Beal, he wanted to make it work with John Wall. This is what happens to players who sign massive contracts and do not produce, or get hurt. They demand to be traded, and slowly go down the road to retirement. There are many of these guys overpaid in the NBA who will struggle. I hope for Gordon's sake he produces, because after two years if he is struggling still he will be shipped out even if Jordan has to eat his contract.