Rockets' trade for Russell Westbrook is a gamble they had to make
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In their second apocalyptic roster move of the week, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, reuniting Westbrook with his old Thunder teammate James Harden and closing the book on the OKC almost-dynasty. The mRockets' trade for Russell Westbrook is a gamble they had to make
In their second apocalyptic roster move of the week, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, reuniting Westbrook with his old Thunder teammate James Harden and closing the book on the OKC almost-dynasty. The move was simple for the Thunder: Cut bait on a team that was no longer a contender — and not even a playoff team after dealing Paul George. They collected their eighth(!) future first-round pick of the week and are already working on rerouting Paul and his massive contract to a new team. But for the Rockets, this is a huge roll of the dice, when the odds aren’t necessarily in their favor. First, the positives. Russell Westbrook, 30, is significantly younger, healthier and more athletic than 34-year-old Chris Paul, who’s missed more than 20 games in each of the last three seasons. Westbrook won the MVP, the scoring title and averaged a triple-double just two years ago. He makes the same amount of money as Paul, though his deal runs one additional year, whe Read more