It’s so easy to get swept up in the excitement of a Woj bomb. Wait, he’s not tweeting about Marcus Morris anymore? Russell Westbrook just got traded where?! The Thunder have how many draft picks??? Russell Westbrook and James Harden are teammates again?!?! The initial excitement of the Rockets’ point guard swap with the Thunder—which sends Chris Paul and two first-round picks to OKC in exchange for Westbrook—initially seemed like yet another blockbuster move in a non-stop summer of league-shattering trades and signings. After taking a breath, however, the Westbrook-for-Paul swap—in the short-term—feels more like a re-shuffling of the deck than another impactful move.
The Rockets' Trade for Russell Westbrook Reeks of Desperation
