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Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 12:45 pm
by RealGM Wiretap

Russell Westbrook wasn't happy about coming off the bench for the LA Clippers after the team acquired James Harden. In fact, Clippers front office executive Lawrence Frank had to convince Westbrook to take on the sixth-man role for LA.


Westbrook has a $4 million player option for next season. There's a good chance that the veteran point guard may decline that option to find a better opportunity elsewhere. 

Via Sam Amick and Law Murray/The Athletic


Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 1:22 pm
by uraverage
Not sure how well he will get along with his coach's in China.

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 2:12 pm
by turnmeup88
He still thinks he will get a starting job elsewhere…

Him and Harden can’t get you anywhere except -> Cancun

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 2:18 pm
by MitchB3
He better just take another vet minimum, not many teams will be lining up for a stat padder.

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 2:21 pm
by Furinkazan
in China or Taiwan

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 2:28 pm
by danfantastk32
Furinkazan wrote:in China or Taiwan


Awww...I read the 'buy line' and immediately thought I'd come in and write "China?" But you beat me to it. Well played sir.

*Edit* Looks like a few people did. Maybe Westbrick aughta get the hint. What a delusional dick-head...too funny. Absolute rubbish player. As a Laker fan, I think he looks wonderful on the Clippers roster. He and Soften are perfect for each other.

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 3:02 pm
by RipCityKJ
He’s Melo 2.0 he’ll have to humble beg a team to take him with his history of absolutely no success in the postseason. No media is out there reporting that teams with cap space are money to go after Wes or Harden, I’d be surprised if Wes went unsigned and Harden signs the vet minimum with a non contending team.

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 3:59 pm
by turnmeup88
RipCityKJ wrote:He’s Melo 2.0 he’ll have to humble beg a team to take him with his history of absolutely no success in the postseason. No media is out there reporting that teams with cap space are money to go after Wes or Harden, I’d be surprised if Wes went unsigned and Harden signs the vet minimum with a non contending team.



Never really was a Melo fan but at least he had a serviceable skill and ended up shooting well from beyond the arc on his final years.

Westbrick is everything you need to avoid. Turnovers, poor shooting, attempting to do more than you can.

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 5:03 pm
by ChipotleWest
If you need a former MVP or a current goon, you can have both in Russ.

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 5:50 pm
by TimeisIllmatic
I was going to say Russ could be a starter in Phoenix but.... :lol:

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 7:04 pm
by Salty1
Perhaps a bigger contract extension coming from the Clippers. I think he would play a nice back up role in Minnesota if they had the money. He can be good anywhere.. except the lakers

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 7:06 pm
by sfernald
Shanghai Dragons need a washed up name!

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 7:40 pm
by Hans1984
China ?

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 7:45 pm
by LAKESHOW
He would Dominate! And I would pay to see him in 3 v 3

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 9:17 pm
by pushfloater
Which team(s) might be interested?

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sat May 4, 2024 10:21 pm
by hippesthippo
I could easily see this being leaked by someone in the Clipper organization. They don't want him to pick up the TO.

"He had to be talked into it by Lawrence Frank," doesn't seem like something Westbrook would put out their after originally saying that "he asked to come off the bench," according to Ty Lue.

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sun May 5, 2024 3:02 am
by CobraCommander
sfernald wrote:Shanghai Dragons need a washed up name!

Westbrook and Wall

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sun May 5, 2024 3:07 am
by SpiderX1016
Haven't learned a thing from Iverson I guess

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sun May 5, 2024 4:20 am
by donemilio21
I watched him about 50 times this year. I can't wrap my head around him having the skill to average 30 ppg just a few years ago.

Re: Russell Westbrook May Leave Clippers For Better Opportunity

Posted: Sun May 5, 2024 10:23 am
by haste10176
Salty1 wrote:Perhaps a bigger contract extension coming from the Clippers. I think he would play a nice back up role in Minnesota if they had the money. He can be good anywhere.. except the lakers


He is good nowhere.. the lakers had 50mil in cap sowce tied up on westbrick so made it worse