When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Russell Westbrook this past season, many openly wondered how he would fit into the existing roster.
Turns out, the skeptics were right.
LA has been a disaster all year and will likely miss out on the knockout stages entirely.
This week, Westbrook tackled a complicated topic: how hard it is for him to play alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
“Yes, that is the challenge,” Westbrook said Chris Haynes Yahoo Sports. “For me, I just have to find a way to be able to influence the game and figure out a way to be able to execute all of our boys so we can run, get into the playoffs and hopefully get the title. champion. My challenge as a point guard is to be able to deploy everyone else, and I will try to do that in the best way possible. ”
Westbrook was terrible this year playing alongside James and Davis. Bad history. His his own teammates are shooting at him; The opponents don’t respect him; it’s not pretty.
It is a virtual guarantee that the Lakers will try to get rid of Westbrook and his contract this summer. But it’s unclear who will actually step on the table and take it out of their hands.
In any case, it is clear that by now everyone who doubts Westbrook’s suitability with James and Davis is right. It was a terrible combination.
And it just asserts that, sometimes, when something looks bad on paper, it sucks in court, too.
