WOJ: BREAKING Westbrook to Houston for CP3 & Picks!!!

I wouldn't have swapped them straight up either.
I would have asked OKC to ADD a first rounder.

 

Morley should push the NBA to allow two balls to be played on the court at the same time.

 

Thank the basketball GODS you arent a GM

 

I'm a CP3 fan and will always remember the 17-18 season but we didn't get the same CP3 last season. Of course Id rather have CP3 over Westbrook 100% but if Harden wants Westbrook and Westbrook WANTS to play here, I'm all for it. Without Harden plus him being happy, everything else is pointless.

 

Westbrook's salary and MVP recognition are solely based on the fact that he's a circus performer. He has flashy dribbles, plays like a man posessed, scores from crazy angles, highlight reel dunks, and pads his stats like no other. People justifying his value based on those accolades are short-sighted.

 

And the actual GM was strongarmed by the owner.

 

I do agree on not liking Tilman. Honestly would you rather have Morey or Harden? Hopefully both stick around for awhile longer.

 

Obviously a lot of posters did not watch CP3's drop off as a player last year. I have never been a fan of Westbrook, but we got an All Star who is 4 years younger, taller, and a much more athletic player. This is a major splash for the Rockets and a big win for our team. Let's wait until CP3 is 37 and still getting paid $40 million a year. Westbrick will then be 34, the same age as CP3 is now.

 

Being top 2 the last 5 seasons in points, assists, steals and free throws says otherwise.

 

People really crying about trading away a broken down CP3 when alot of us thought that contract wasn't even moveable.

 

Harden can leave but we can not.
When this ends in disaster he can ask out, but who will be stuck with an albatross and no picks? We will.

Westbrook has made every star he played with to want to leave. And you believe that Harden will be happy after playing with him??????

 

I've been scratching my head at a lot of posts on this board, but saying OKC should add picks in a trade where they get a guy whose 4 years older, on a very similar contract, significantly more injury prone, and showing more decline for their franchise cornerstone player that won the MVP just two seasons ago? Come on now. Y'all are letting your Westbrook hate blind you

 

Actually you can leave anytime you want.

 

This is probably the least of my concerns. Westbrook and Harden are extremely close. I don't think they'll have any issues getting along. Westbrook won't demand Harden move without the ball. That appears to be the source of the frustration between CP3 and Harden is that CP3 went at Harden over the offense. Westbrook will be fine with it. Both take turns going one on one. Harden won't get mad at Westbrook for his horrible inefficiency and Westbrook won't care that Harden doesn't participate in plays when Westbrook has the ball.

 

You are right, he's an exciting player to watch and that heavily factored into his MVP award along with the narrative of him having a revenge season after Durant left and he plays with a lot of open emotion and passion...

But it's not like he can't contribute to winning. He and Durant were about as successful as CP3 and Harden. That Westbrook isn't much different from the Westbrook of last year.

 

CAN WE START THE SEASON NOW??

RED NATION

 

Superstar is used as a general term. There’s only a select few I consider to be actual superstars. Not everyone has the same impact on the game. So no wb is no superstar. Someone who doesn’t make deep runs and consistently gets run out of the 1st round and plays badly in the playoffs is no superstar. Y’all are welcome to disagree with that if you want but in no way is it consistent

 

Empty stats.

 

I dont hate Westbrook at all.
I hate the trade, the fit and now the owner.

Yes OKC should add a pick. Westbrook had a surgery again this summer. He was horrible last season.
His contract is much worse that CP3's.
He will have a shorter prime than even CP3 and a sharp decline when he loses his athleticism.