Westbrook to Continue Growing as a Leader This Summer

By Nick Gallo | Thunder Basketball Writer | mailbag@thunder-nba.com

An NBA scoring title, an All-Star selection, the All-Star MVP and statistical performances that placed him in historic territory paled in comparison to the mental, emotional and physical impact Russell Westbrook had on the Thunder in the 2014-15 season.

All of those accolades and his career-high averages in points, assists, rebounds, steals and free throw attempts and makes made Westbrook one of the prime candidates for the NBA’s MVP award, where he finished fourth. Despite suffering a broken hand in just the second game of the season and then a fracture of the zygomatic arch in his cheek later in the season, Westbrook never…