Tag: Russell Westbrook

Lakers will need better offer to get Kyrie

Brandon King

The Kevin Durant trade request has branched off into the reinvigoration of the Russell Westbrook trade speculation, with the Nets emerging as the likely trade partner and Kyrie Irving the Lakers target. The Lakers desire to move Westbrook ( who, for a variety of reasons, they never should have acquired in the first place) is not only the worse kept secret in the NBA , but quite possibly in all of pro sports. This fact should put the Lakers on the wrong side of the leverage equation in any trade…

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Russell Westbrook opts in on $47 million player option

Brandon King

In a move that surprised no one, the favorite whipping boy of Laker nation ,as well as the LeRichard riders in the media, Russell Westbrook opted in the $47 million player option. Westbrook was acquired last season in a deal that confounded those with a modicum of basketball knowledge , who questioned the fit and how the skillset of the three Laker star would mesh. The most optimistic ( or delusional) Lakers fans and media arm of clutch sports had the the team, at minimum in the Western Conference Finals.…

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Russell Westbrook is not the main reason the Lakers stink

Brandon King

Criticizing Russell Westbrook is en vogue right now. Turn to nearly any national sports show and at some point and listeners will be subjected to Westbrook slander of varying degrees. The problem is not with the critical light shone upon Westbrook, per so, but the issue is the false narrative that the spets media is attempting to spin that Russell Westbrook is the anchor that is dragging the Lakers to the bottom of the Western Conference. Any and every Westbrook miscue is magnified to the highest degree, while the gaffes…

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Who is really at fault that the Lakers stink

Brandon King

The Los Angeles Lakers , a franchise that is a paragon for excellence, a crown jewel organization not only in the NBA but around the world is now viewed as a drama-filled laughing stock. This season , the Lakers have fallen flat on their collective faces, hovering at or below .500 for most of the season. The acquisition of Russell Westbrook, who anyone with basketball brain 1 was questionable at best, has been, for a variety of reasons, been an abject failure. Anthony Davis has been playing with the intensity of…

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NBA fans thinks trades are easy

Brandon King

NBA fans always want their teams to get better and front offices, at least the competently run ones, are always in search of ways to improve the rosters of their ball clubs. Over the past decade-plus, free agency has become the most immediate way for a franchise to elevate themselves to the upper echelons of contending teams. The other way is via player swaps, also known as trades. We have seen over the course of the history of the NBA that the right trades have altered the course of players,…

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Russell Westbrook is officially introduced as a Laker: the highlights

Brandon King

Russell Westbrook was officially introduced as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers Monday. Here are a few of the highlights: Here is what the L.A. native had to say about playing for the Lakers: Westbrook was acquired in a trade (how and when that trade may have been worked out is a discussion for another day) that sent Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and the 22nd pick in this year’s draft.

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Russell Westbrook back in lineup against Spurs

Brandon King

The Washington Wizards announced that guard Russell Westbrook will play Sunday evening against the San Antonio Spurs. Westbrook had missed the last week plus with a left quad injury. Westbrook has played in eight games for the Wiz, averaging 19.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 11.3 assists.

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Russell Westbrook (rest) out against Timberwolves

Brandon King

As I said in one of our previous NBA articles, I set my expectations for the early part of this season as rather low. Expanding furthers on that point was not only that I anticipated a lower quality level of play due to the truncated off and preseason but also to not be surprised if several prominent players do not take the court for more than 60 or so games. We have already seen Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving sit out games for rest and it looks like Russell Westbrook…

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Jordan Why Not Zer0.4: Official Images

Brandon King

The newly tipped off NBA season will feature new things for both Russell Westbrook and his signature line. Brodie will debut with the Washington Wizards and will do so with his latest model on his feet, the Jordan Why Not Zer0.4. One of the initial colourways is called “Upbringing” as it pays homages to the places, teams and schools that helped shaped Westbrook as an athlete an a person. It’s multi-coloured upper in constructed of a combination of mesh, leather and synthetic materials. The graphic that is seen on the…

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