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Russell Westbrook-John Wall trade indicative of where both players stand in today's NBA

Russell Westbrook and John Wall are changing jerseys and moving addresses but instead of it being a blockbuster deal in a league that never sleeps, it’s indicative of a standing neither no longer possesses.

It’s not quite a crossroads or a fall from grace, but the NBA moves fast and franchises have to move faster.

The writing was on the wall for Wall when it looked like destiny was in the hands of Bradley Beal and he’d have to be more Michelle than Beyonce, so to Houston he goes.