Perspective: The former all-star remains an attractive teammate to NBA peers who are stuck in the past.
Westbrook in front of George. No matter that there was only one 2023 all-star in the picture — George — he was stationed behind Westbrook’s shoulder like a trusty wingman. Almost like it was 2017 all over again.
Even George reacted in the over-the-top way we have come to expect when an elite NBA player joins forces with what seems to be equitable running mates and christened the new group as “” Either George’s excitement caused him to send a typo, or he was workshopping a comparison between the Clippers’ new trio and the fab four ahead of Westbrook’s expected debut against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night in Los Angeles.
This kind of heightened interest might have made sense back when Westbrook was a nightly triple-double machine on the cusp of winning the 2016-17 MVP award. It doesn’t now. Once upon a time, when a point guard could attain elite status by outplaying everyone, Westbrook, Leonard and George would have been a nightmare for the rest of the league. This Big Three, however, came six years too late.
Over the past two seasons, the Lakers’ uneven roster, with three alphas surrounded by bargain-bin role players, had no chance of succeeding in today’s NBA, especially with a superstar point guard who refuses to adapt his game to modern times. While collecting triple-doubles, Westbrook never saw the need to develop into a consistent three-point threat.
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