The Denver Nuggets rode all of the ups and downs of the Russell Westbrook experience and declined to get back on the ride for a second trip. Now the Sacramento Kings are learning lessons that the Nuggets and their fans know all too well.
Discussing a player like Westbrook is a difficult affair. On the one hand, he has had an incredible career by most NBA standards: nine-time All-NBA, MVP, two-time scoring champion and the triple double king (Nikola Jokic is gallopping toward his crown, however). On the other, he has refused to do things in any way other than his own, and that has caused some pain for the teams employing him throughout his career.