When the Houston Rockets traded for Russell Westbrook this past summer, many believed there would be growing pains. The early returns on the 2019-20 season have gone exactly as expected, especially in regards to Westbrook’s shooting. On the season, Westbrook is shooting 21.9 percent from deep, which is a career-low. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Westbrook is also shooting 40.6 percent from the field, which is his lowest field goal percentage since his rookie year.
Despite these early-season struggles, Westbrook had his best game yet in the team’s victory over the Phoenix Suns.