[OFFICIAL] Russell Westbrook as a Los Angeles Laker thread

He's from LA

 

I know that.

Where your from doesnt/shouldnt detemine whats best for him now.
Maybe living there suits him, but playing for the Lakers has been toxic.

 

it would be toxic wherever he plays. that's been true for a long time. he himself is actually one of the problems. in fact the biggest

him leaving helps the lakers but hell carry himself over to whatever locker room next and ruin that one

 

Not necessarily true.
WB on the Lakers is toxic because:
a) He was expected to help them win
b) The LA media

If Russ goes elsewhere, they WONT be expecting him to help them win.
And anywhere he goes, besides NY, will be a smaller media, thus, less spotlight.

 

its definitely true. Russ is the reason things are toxic. His stubbornness, stupidity, and terrible play makes that locker room walk on eggshells. players love westbrick the person, but are too scared to say he actually sucks on the court. When he actually does. how he plays on the court is truly pathetic and the definition of losing player

Russ goes elsewhere, there's a locker room full of guys who will have to suffer to watch this abysmal player while he thinks hes 22 years hold. spotlight or no spotlight smaller media makes absolutely no difference, he brings that attention because all these "friends" in the league try to defend him night in and night out, bc he looks horrible these days. its really years if were being honest. He also throws himself under the buss and putting attention on himself constantly because he's always saying something stupid or going viral for confronting folks for saying he sucks, westbrick, etc.

 

No disagreement about anything on court. But the man is making over $40M this year. I think he can afford to buy a house in his hometown regardless of what's happening with the Lakers.

 

Everything you said is premised on him playing for his new team.

Who says they play him? Maybe he never even sees the locker room or players for the team that traded for him.

 

yeah westbrick is just gonna sit there with absolutely nothing to say. and be absolutely fine with not playing. stop it. the same westbrick that whines about the dumbest things.

he can't even take a limited bench role without complaining and you're under the assumption that he'll be fine just not playing at all.

 

Kpj Gordon Tate & Martin for west and 2 first round picks….. do it!!! Lol

those salaries don’t match at all

 

Can't even use the Westbrook excuse, this time. Team still went 8-30 from 3.

 

On benching Russ not saving the Lakers...

Future self to past self.



They're a bad team with and without Westbrook.

 

Nobody wants him. Only good thing is he is successfully preventing Lebum from winning anything ever again

 

As NBATradeReport reports, the franchise has negotiated a trade with the Miami Heat in exchange for Kyle Lowry and Duncan Robinson.

Pat, you feeling ok?

If the Heat get a unprotected 1st as well, then I get it.

 

Even if the Lakers get their groove back, it won't matter
Among all eventual NBA champions:

— 26 started 4-0
— 28 started 3-1
— 17 started 2-2
— 5 started 1-3
— 0 started 0-4@WarriorsMuse pic.twitter.com/Ndq0E8NiGh

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