Russell Westbrook, who listed his $30 million LA mansion for sale is now “all in on whatever it takes” for the Lakers to win

Akash Murty | 26/09/2022
Russell Westbrook who listed his 30 million LA mansion for sale is now “all in on whatever it takes” for the Lakers to win

Russell Westbrook might have had a bad season last year, but the 2017 MVP can still be a problem, if only he does what’s expected of him

Within five years Westbrook went from being the MVP of the league over the likes of prime LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, James Harden etc., to sliding down to no. 65th on ESPN’s best player list.

We have seen this from two more 75 Greatest Players of the NBA in the past two decades – Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson.

Both the superstar and face of multiple franchises went out of the league as free agents before choosing to become role players.

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While Melo came to his senses and came back after accepting and moulding his game into a perfect catch-and-shoot guy, Al went to play outside the US and retire within a year.

Is the point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers going to suffer similar consequences? Not if he means what he is saying.

Russell Westbrook is ready to do whatever it takes for the Lakers to win

Although Westbrook’s whole game depends on purely athleticism unlike Melo and AI, he still can be a help leading the second unit in LA without changing much in his naturally aggressive game.

That doesn’t mean he has to start from the bench. The 9x All-Star can be a starter who plays more with the second unit than the first.

Commanding the reins when James and AD get their required rest every game, and they will need much of it to play the full season without injuries.

And the triple-double machine is ready to accept whatever role he is given to get the wins. He talked about it candidly with ESPN.

Didn’t this man just recently put his $30 million worth LA mansion up for sale?

Anyway, with him working on changing his jump shots and a stat suggesting he shot over 45% from corner threes last season, Darvin Ham can use him that way if their Plan A (whatever it is) fails.

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Let’s see if Brodie can keep his ego aside and really play any role the Lakers expect and ask of him. Or will he walk back on what he just said? We’ll have to wait and watch.

 

 

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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