Houston Rockets Russell Westbrook (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
While the experiment hasn’t always gone smoothly, Russell Westbrook is more than carrying his weight for the Houston Rockets since 2020 began.
The Houston Rockets have never been known to attack a problem half-heartedly. When Version 2.0 of the James Harden and Chris Paul pairing fell flat, Daryl Morey wasted no time working a deal for a younger superstar in Russell Westbrook.
The move was certainly a gamble, as something was going to have to give in regards to how ball-dominant both superstars were used to being for several years.