Russell Westbrook has been a nine-time NBA All Star. He’s been a two-time Most Valuable Player of that game. He’s been named to the first team All-NBA twice and second team All-NBA five times. He’s also been third team All-NBA twice, but that was slumming for Westbrook.
Russell Westbrook has been everything that John Wall thought he would be — but wasn’t.
The Washington Wizards traded the Westbrook wanna-be for the real deal, sending Wall and a future first-round draft choice to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Westbrook, putting the fun, however limited, back on Fun Street.