Trade: [HOU/WSH] Russell Westbrook for John Wall and 2023 1st round pick

[Breakers]

Does Wall even remember how to play basketball?

 

[Aladyyn]

f*** Ted Leonsis.

 

[elitepete]

Houston wins this by a slim margin imo. Wall may be coming off an injury but it’s worth it to try him out as opposed to Westbrook who just doesn’t play winning basketball. Even moreso if they keep Harden. And they get a pick on top of it.

 

[elitepete]

Oh he was terrible before the injury

started off strong, always appreciate his first few years here but he has been pretty tempered down since 2017 or whenever they took Boston to 7 games

Wall was never terrible. Like Westbrook, he wasn’t able to adapt to the new NBA where shooting jumpers is at a premium. But when healthy, he was a good pg if you could surround him with shooters.

 

[780il]

Both these teams aren’t gonna win anything. Shuffling really overpaid deck chairs...

 

[Voight]

The contracts are the same length and nearly identical.

I guess for the Wiz, if you're going to pay someone that much it might as well be a healthy Westbrook rather than Wall who hasnt played in 2 years and is coming off multiple major injuries.

 

[Aladyyn]

I guess for the Wiz, if you're going to pay someone that much it might as well be a healthy Westbrook rather than Wall who hasnt played in 2 years and is coming off multiple major injuries.

Hilariously out of touch decision but we're used to those from the Wizards.

 

[Blitzkrug]

No one was taking that Wall contract on. So if you're gonna be paying someone a similar amount of money, at least you know Westbrook will perform.

It's similar to the logic the Jackets used when they swapped Nathan Horton's uninsured contract for David Clarkson...except Westbrook is about 100x the player Clarkson ever was in their respective sports. One of the few moves the Wiz have made that actually seems logical

 

[Terry Yake]

wall was very good but he relied a lot on his athleticism for success. not sure how much of that he's got left after the major injuries and being out for so long

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Russell Westbrook moving to Eastern Conference?

More like, Russell Eastbrook, AM I RIGHT?

 

[dahrougem2]

Russell Westbrook moving to Eastern Conference?

More like, Russell Eastbrook, AM I RIGHT?

Get the **** out.

 

[HisIceness]

Wash of a trade.

Russell Westbrook moving to Eastern Conference?

More like, Russell Eastbrook, AM I RIGHT?

Mind blown.

 

[John Price]

 

[darko]

Unless that pick is high I don't see how this is a win for Houston.

 

[darko]

harden will be dealt next

also, wall's contract is atrocious so this is basically houston saying they're going into rebuild mode

Harden isn't going anywhere.

 

[Terry Yake]

Harden isn't going anywhere.

he's basically asking to be traded with his antics lately

 

[darko]

he's basically asking to be traded with his antics lately

They won't and he'll report.

 

[John Price]

Wizards are a disgrace this year

Russell has scored a triple double every game he played in but they have 0 wins

 

[lakai17]

Big win by Westbrook and the boys today over Brooklyn.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

wall was very good but he relied a lot on his athleticism for success. not sure how much of that he's got left after the major injuries and being out for so long

He could never shoot well consistently but he’s a hell of a passer for a so-called shoot-first PG.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Big win by Westbrook and the boys today over Brooklyn.

With him shooting 7/25...

He nearly shoots his team out of a game. Again.

Its okay though le triple double man is a great player and totally isn't a stat padding fraud

 

[lakai17]

With him shooting 7/25...

He nearly shoots his team out of a game. Again.

Its okay though le triple double man is a great player and totally isn't a stat padding fraud

I never even looked at his stats(that is funny). The young players feeding off his energy has been a win already in Washington.

 

[dahrougem2]

He's always highly energetic and wants to do whatever he can for his team to win but holy **** is this guy ever a horrendous volume shooter.

 

[John Price]

Looks like Houston fleeced the Wiz as per usual lol

Westbrook is okay but the team overall is pretty bad

People thought the team could just give up Wall for Westbrook and magically make the playoffs. No, this team didn't even make the playoffs last year and that was without Wall (not like they would have had he been healthy). There are so many holes that just adding Westbrook won't do shit. They still can't play D

 

[John Price]

I can't stop laughing at how bad Houston fleeced Washington. Oh man. Like, Westbrook isn't doing badly here. We get that. He's had a triple double like every game he's played. But the immense HYPE over the deal has fallen absolutely flat. Like, how do you trade for a superstar and then go out there and go 2-8? You are aware the Wizards are LAST in the East? Where is the playoff team?

This is also a shortened season too so there is less leniency. If they don't get things together fast this Westbrook season would have been a dud lol.