Russell Westbrook #0 of the Houston Rockets (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
In spite of Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook’s stellar 2019-20 campaign, many have seemingly forgotten about the value the former MVP provides.
After the Houston Rockets acquired Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder, there were questions regarding how Westbrook, a non-shooter, would fit in the Rockets’ offensive philosophy of heaving threes. As expected, it took time for the Rockets and Westbrook to mesh, as he averaged 21.7 points on 21.6 percent from long-range and 39.8 percent from the floor through his first 19 games in the Space City.