When the Houston Rockets made the decision to trade Chris Paul, many national basketball analysts instantly questioned Rockets’ general manager Daryl Morey’s vision for the team. This was understandable considering the fact that CP3 led the Rockets to the 2018 Western Conference Finals. However, with the reports of tension between The Point God and James Harden, the decision to part with CP3 wasn’t as much of a surprise as who the Rockets acquired to replace him with, which was Russell Westbrook.
Although Russell Westbrook is a generational talent, many questions arose regarding how he would play alongside James Harden and how he would fit into the Rockets’ offense.