LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Russell Westbrook attends Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation 8th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at Jesse Owens Community Regional Park on November 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation )
There is plenty of reason to be stoked about Russell Westbrook officially being a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. The addition of the elite point guard catapults the Lakers into that “Big 3” hierarchy, thus making the team an even bigger threat than they previously were.
It does not require too much effort to grasp just how special Russell Westbrook is from an on-the-court perspective.