When new Los Angeles Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook first averaged a triple-double in 2017, he joined an exclusive club. The only player to ever do what Westbrook did was legendary guard Oscar Robertson, who accomplished the feat in 1962.
Unlike Robertson, Westbrook did win the Regular Season MVP award when he put up those numbers in 2017, but that hasn’t been the case in subsequent seasons. Westbrook has now averaged a triple-double in four of the last five seasons and last year, while his scoring was down, his rebounds and assists were at a career-high.