The Los Angeles Lakers just watched the man they were paying $47 million this season be bought out and signed with their rivals, the LA Clippers, on a minimum contract.
Russ wasn’t living up to his value with the Lakers, but the Clippers will hope they can get a high return on production for the small contract Russ is on. In addition, the Clippers are a roster with plenty of shooters to help maximize the strengths of Russ’s games.
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The Lakers and Clippers will face off on April 5th, as the Lakers will hope to beat the Clippers for the first time since the 2020 Orlando Bubble. Fans are already salivating at the matchup and how the Lakers will try and guard Westbrook.
The battle of Los Angeles will be extremely interesting this season, as the Lakers will hope that trading Russ away has given them enough weapons to contend. They’re optimistic, but the Clippers solving their point guard issues by acquiring Russ is going to make a huge impact.
Will Russell Westbrook Be A New Player?
Given the toxicity of the situation with the Lakers, Russ might be able to find a new lease on life with the Clippers. Paul George openly and actively recruited Russ to the Clippers, and Westbrook has no choice but to make it work now if he wants a long contract in the summer to safeguard his future.
His half-court creation ability and driving ability will give the Clippers a new facet of offense. They haven’t had many threats who could dribble the ball into the paint outside Paul George, Terrance Mann, and John Wall. Russ adds to that with the ability to pass the ball to any of the open shooters the Clippers will have. The final months of this season are going to be extremely fun with Russ’s addition to the Clippers.
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