Less than a decade ago, the idea of averaging a triple-double in a season felt like a foreign concept. One of Russell Westbrook’s greatest feats in that regard is normalizing triple-doubles, both in a single game and averaging them over a season.
The polarizing nature of Westbrook is that he has been at the forefront of the triple-double being viewed in an entirely different light with raw stat accumulation no longer being seen as the statistical feat it once was, particularly when done in an inefficient manner.
But for both better and worse, Westbrook’s career will be attached to the triple-double, especially considering the fact that he had averaged them in four of the five seasons prior to coming to Los Angeles.