BREAKING: Russell Westbrook Traded To The Houston Rockets For Chris Paul & Draft Picks

Damaging NBA News: The Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, first-round picks in 2024 as well as 2026, pick swaps in 2021 as well as 2025. Adrian Wojnarowski reported Westbrook and his representative collaborated with Thunder general supervisor Sam Presti to get him to the Rockets. Westbrook is owed $171 million over the following 4 periods and also will make $47 million alone in 2022-23, thinking he decides in to the last year of his contract.

Russell Westbrook will certainly rejoin James Harden after playing three seasons with each other in OKC. Kevin Durant, Westbrook, and also Harden are now out of OKC and also the Thunder never ever advanced better than the Western Conference Finals since the 2011-12 season.

Will the Rockets be able to emulate the Lakers after Anthony Davis was traded to LA? Will Houston compete with the Clippers after signing Kawhi Leonard and also trading for Paul George?

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