Russell Westbrook felt a mix of emotions when he got the call from his agent last February.
Jeff Schwartz relayed the news that can completely turn a player's life upside down: a midseason trade. But in Westbrook's case, the news that the Los Angeles Lakers were trading the 2016-17 MVP to the Utah Jazz in a three-team deal came as a welcome reset.
"I was so ready to play [for a new team] based on the situation I was in and how it ended," Westbrook told ESPN about that deal on Feb.