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PinoyLBJFan · Starting Rotation Joined: 19 Mar 2019 Posts: 314

who wants to keep Russel Westbrook? Unless the Lakers will bring in CP3 or Lillard, I would say we keep RW.

lts · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:11 am Post subject:

Second..no Lillard please.
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windycitycane · Franchise Player Joined: 31 Oct 2012 Posts: 13166

See the light. Get rid of him.
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mad55557777 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23272

Depends on who we can get for him, if it improves the team, yes, we should trade him, but if it is for someone like wall, I’d pass. Not super high on Simmons either, and pretty sure Philly won’t make that trade. If we package THT with NUNN, we will be pretty thin at play making especially no more rondo now. Reaves and monk can do it for short spurts, but not as the true backup PG. WB is also ultra durable.

defense · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 39537

Better without him

I have foreseen it

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cthroatgtr · Star Player Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 1375

I don't know any team taking Russ. If it brought Ben Simmons I would do it as Ben is far less careless and plays elite defense. Further he brings size and can guard the front court allowing you to go small plus he is a very good rebounder. Russ gets rebounds but sometimes at the expense of playing defense.

lakurluv · Star Player Joined: 17 May 2010 Posts: 2529

I don't know where the thought of Dame or CP3 comes from, because the type of High either of those GMs would have to be on to even talk about a deal for those players, would be on the COSMIC LEVEL, so it ain't happening!

Realistically RW only goes to a team who is playoff bound, willing to take on his salary and feel that they have enough problems to off-load and take on someone of Westbrook's style and effort, or a team rebuilding looking to shake things up.

The only team(s) with that is the 76ers or Detroit, everyone else is good!

Indiana isn't really a possibility, because they have a legit PG in Brogdon and I'm sure wouldn't want to mess that up. No other team would even be close or willing to take on his salary alone.

Cunningham in Detroit is more of a SG to me, so there maybe a possibility there...

As much as I want him to go, something tells me we're stuck with him this season as he has 2 years, so hopefully we can make the best of it!

GOODRICH25 · Star Player Joined: 17 Jun 2017 Posts: 3366

Russ is fine, he will play out hos contract and then we'll see
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MJST · Retired Number Joined: 06 Jul 2014 Posts: 26389

Westbrook has had a better season than Lillard thus far.

Think about that.
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RashardA · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 3:48 pm Post subject:

Yes.
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lakersfever714 · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Jan 2016 Posts: 11846

Let's just lock the main WB thread and keep this one open. Dude doesn't need too many threads.

roger_federer · Star Player Joined: 01 Mar 2020 Posts: 3119

Oh boy, now we are saying WB is better than Dame.

Dame is having one of his worst seasons . Yet

Damian Lillard has averaged 24.0 points, 7.3 assists , 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 Turnovers in 29 games this season.

Russell Westbrook has averaged 19.5 points, 8.4 assists , 8.2 rebounds and 4.6 turnovers in 37 games this season.

Russ has 1 assist per game more at the same time he has 2 more turnovers. Dame gets doubled almost all the time where as Westbrick is left wide open to shoot. Dame is not playing with LBJ by his side. If we just switch Dame and Russ, Lakers would be top 4 seed.

Russ is overall -48 for the season where as Dame is -30.

unleasHell · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:22 pm Post subject:

Yes...!
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BILBJH · Star Player Joined: 23 Jul 2020 Posts: 5125

I don't mind keeping him for a year or two... especially if we get fleeced even harder the next trade, but what I don't want to see is him getting an extension.

I feel bad for him as he's an LA guy and UCLA player but the worst thing that can happen is that we have a fluke playoff run... the front office starts feeling themselves again... and then it's extensions all around for LBJ and Russ.

I hope we win the title... or completely implode.

A fluke run deep into the playoffs but not all the way is the worst thing that can happen.

It will make those who don't know what they are doing, actually think they know what they are doing and that's the worst case scenario.

BEazy · Star Player Joined: 06 Nov 2013 Posts: 2669

Yeah you might be the only guy. I want no part of that 47 million dollar option that guy has. That salary by itself will handicap our offseason.

If you want to keep Westbrook, be prepared to have 90% veteran minimum scrubs on the roster. So 37-38 year old LBJ, injury prone AD, and 47 million dollar ninja turtle with a bunch of scrubs and released players.

Next season is gonna be fun....right?.........

hydrohead · Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 5:51 am Post subject:

He’s a Laker and no one else wants him so i’m resigned to having him stay and prove the haters wrong.
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Vancouver Fan · Franchise Player Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 17740

Lol. Big names just appeal to some.
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Theseus · Franchise Player Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 14208

Trade everyone but russell westbrook and any other player my mom doesn't know. Glen Rice and Mitch Richmond better be ready to lace em up

TMG · Star Player Joined: 02 Jan 2019 Posts: 6959

Every time i see WB play i think of that scene in Deer hunter where they play Russian roulette.

But instead of two bullets it's basically 5 bullets.