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Russell Westbrook traded to Wizards for John Wall and 1st Rd pick


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If Wall has anything left I like this for both sides. He's a better fit for the Rockets and Harden than Westbrook. Even if he's completely done you still get a first round pick for going from the 2nd worst deal to the first and remove the worst backcourt fit in basketball. In Washington, Westbrook can stat pad and floor raise those guys to contention for the postseason. 

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42 minutes ago, Bullet Club said:

If Wall has anything left I like this for both sides. He's a better fit for the Rockets and Harden than Westbrook. Even if he's completely done you still get a first round pick for going from the 2nd worst deal to the first and remove the worst backcourt fit in basketball. In Washington, Westbrook can stat pad and floor raise those guys to contention for the postseason. 

IIRC Beal and Lillard are the only players in the league to average 30+ ppg and not win an MVP award. I think Westbrook fits better with Beal than he did with Harden. Not to mention he'll get to play for Scott Brooks again who was his coach during at the start of his career in OKC. I don't like the Wizards depth but I think they have some interesting pieces and should be pretty competitive in the Eastern Conference. 

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20 minutes ago, Texansfan713 said:

how it hurts the rockets?  wall could miss the whole season and the rockets will still make the playoffs with harden carrying them.

Westbrook is better than Wall. It's not even really close at this point. He was a bad fit with Harden (oh man who saw that coming) but so is Wall and he's...worse. Rockets aren't a threat to anything but a playoff spot and an early exit at this point. 

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