It is not an unknown fact that there are very few suitors for Russell Westbrook in the NBA at the moment. Westbrook has gained a reputation as a poor shot maker and low-percentage three-point shooter. His time at the Los Angeles Lakers only made it worse. He may have been the frontman for the Oklahoma City Thunder and had a good time at the Wizards. But his performance last season didn’t help him.
There were rumors of Westbrook being shopped for Kyrie Irving. The Nets were unwilling to take the extra $7 million in salary for Westbrook. Recently, Mavericks recently joined that long list of teams that are keeping themselves away from any talks involving Westbrook.
Tim McMahon, who works for ESPN, is an insider for the Dallas Mavericks. On an episode of Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective podcast, he completely negated any possibility of Westbrook wearing a Mavericks Jersey. McMahon was not easy on Russell Westbrook as he completely scorched him with his disrespectful words.
Moreover, the only way Mavericks can get their hands on Westbrook is if the Lakers buy him out and he signs veteran minimum. The thought of Luka and Russ playing together also might not be the best one. As seen this season with LeBron, ‘Broadie’ struggles to play off the ball. On the other hand, Luka is one of the more accurate players in the NBA and likes to play with the ball.
Dallas Mavericks want nothing to do with Russell Westbrook
Los Angeles Lakers point guard Westbrook averaged 18.5 points in the 78 games he played. These numbers might be good for most players, but not for a former MVP in Westbrook. Essentially, the 2021-22 season was one of the worst seasons of his career.
Westbrook used to be the go-to guy for all the Thunder teams that made deep playoff runs. Moreover, his poor assist-to-turnover ratio and inability to be efficient come clutch time are his Achilles. This is probably why the Dallas Mavericks are not interested in his talents.
Tim McMahon on the idea of the Mavericks acquiring Russell Westbrook:
“So you guys told me you heard that and I checked in. I got a very quick ‘Hell no’.”
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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) July 23, 2022
Tim McMahon said, “So you guys told me you heard that, and I checked in. I got a very quick ‘Hell no.”
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This was in response to Los Angeles Lakers player Westbrook, potentially wearing a Dallas Mavericks jersey in the next season. Russ faced a lot of disrespect this previous season. Fans and analysts refer to him as ‘Westbrick’ in order to trash talk the star in order to trash talk him.
Are the Lakers shopping Westbrook?
The Lakers are desperately trying to get their hands on Kyrie Irving. At the same time, Westbrook went to the Los Angeles Lakers summer league games this season with LeBron James.
Listen to the first thing that came to Jeremy Sochan’s mind when he heard “Russel Westbrook”
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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) July 17, 2022
Furthermore, there are rumors that Westbrook is a part of the next season for the Lakers. In addition, a deal involving the Pacers that would send original prospect Buddy Hield to the Lakers fell out due to a lack of expendable draft capital from the Lakers.
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In the end, it would be interesting to see how Westbrook performs next season. Whether it will be for the Lakers or someone else is yet to be seen.
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