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Kerr: At UCLA, Westbrook 'lost among a lot of good players'

Russell Westbrook only needed two seasons at UCLA before becoming the No. 4 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.

Now a bonafide star in the NBA, Westbrook was more of a mystery than anything else as a Bruin.

"Westbrook's college career was really interesting," Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said to reporters Friday before his team takes on the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals Monday.

In Westbrook's freshman year, the five-time All-Star only averaged 3.4 points while playing just 9.0 minutes per game. With older future mainstays in the NBA such as Aaron Afflalo and Darren Collison ahead of him, Westbrook was stuck to the bench most of the time.